[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18397-18398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9260]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact taking effect.

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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of a Tribal-State Class III Gaming 
Compact taking effect. The Compact is between the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-
Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan and the State of Michigan 
and provides for the conduct of Tribal Class III Gaming by the Match-E-
Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan.

DATES: Effective Date: April 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office 
of Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and 
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands. This Compact is entered into to 
fulfill the purpose and intent of IGRA by providing for Tribal gaming 
as a means of generating Tribal revenues, thereby promoting Tribal 
economic development, Tribal self-sufficiency and a strong Tribal 
government. This Compact lists the games that are authorized for play 
by the Tribe; describes the eligible Indian lands where the Tribe may 
conduct gaming; lists the regulations to be followed in order to 
conduct Class III gaming, as well as, the regulations to

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provide services to the gaming facility; and provides for dispute 
resolution over any breaches of this Compact.

    Dated: April 13, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E9-9260 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]
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