[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65208-65209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27233]


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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 Class III Gaming Compact.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an Approval of the Gaming Compact 
between the Confederated Tribes of the

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Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the State of Oregon.

DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 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 Compact amends the 2005 
Amended and Restated Tribal-State Government-to-Government Compact for 
Regulation of Class III Gaming on the Warm Springs Reservation (``2005 
Compact'' or ``Kah-Nee-Ta compact''), approved on May 20, 2005. The 
following is a list of the changes:
    1. Addresses relocation of Class Gaming on the Reservation from the 
Tribe's Kah-Nee-Ta Resort facility to a temporary facility on U.S. 
Highway 26 in the Warm Springs community. See Section 3.M. 
(definitions) and Section 4.C. (gaming location).
    2. Increases the number of approved VLT's from 400 to 700. See, 
Section 4.D. The compact also deletes the ``one player at a time'' 
provision of the definition of ``Video Lottery Terminal,'' thereby 
allowing for multi-player VLT's. Section 3EE. The compact also provides 
a methodology for counting multi-player VLT's. Section 4D.
    3. Adds disclaimer regarding any impact of the 2011 Amended and 
Restated Compact on the Cascade Locks casino ``two-part'' 
determination. See Section 4.C.3.
    4. Revises ``Health and Safety Standards'' section to be consistent 
with Cascade Locks compact (dated November 2010) and other Oregon 
compacts. See Section 12.A.
    5. Revises ``Traffic Standards'' section providing for access 
improvements and consultations with Oregon Department of 
Transportation. See Section 12.B.
    6. Revises and updates regulatory provisions to be consistent with 
Cascade Locks compact and other current Oregon compacts. See Section 7, 
8, 9, 10 and 11.

    Dated: October 14, 2011.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-27233 Filed 10-19-11; 8:45 am]
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