[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33094]


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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 2010 Amendments to the 
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (``Tribe'') and the State of 
Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended in 1999, 2000, and 2003.

DATES: Effective Date: January 3, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, 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 changes the 
existing duration of the compact from perpetuity to a 25-year term. It 
also allows the Tribe to reduce the annual revenue sharing payment so 
long as the money withheld is directed towards various Tribal services 
benefitting Tribal members.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Donald Laverdure,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-33094 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]
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