[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24301]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to Approved Tribal-State Compact.

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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of an Amendment to a Compact between the 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Pottawatomi Indians and the State of 
Michigan providing for the Conduct of Tribal Class III Gaming by the 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Pottawatomi Indians taking effect.

DATES: Effective Date: October 8, 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. The amendment changes the 
regulatory payment amount to a minimum of $50,000 or .05% of the 
Tribe's annual Class III net win, whichever is greater. This amendment 
also modifies the Tribe's revenue sharing payments conditioned on the 
Tribe's net win falling below certain levels. The amendment permits 
downward adjustments of the Tribe's revenue sharing payments.

    Dated: September 30, 2009.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-24301 Filed 10-7-09; 8:45 am]
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