[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41930-41931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19887]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal--State Compact Amendment.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the 2009 Amendments to the 
Stockbridge-Munsee Community (``Tribe'') and the State of Wisconsin 
Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended in 1998 and 2003.

DATES: Effective Date: August 19, 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 Amendment allows the Tribe 
to expand the pool of prospective lenders for construction or 
improvements to a Tribal gaming facility from State or federally 
chartered banks to include other federally recognized tribes.


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    Dated: July 31, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-19887 Filed 8-18-09; 8:45 am]
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