[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2441]


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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 the Tribal-State Compact between the 
State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation Taking Effect.

DATES: Effective Date: February 3, 2012.

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. The Compact allows for one 
gaming facility and authorizes up to 900 gaming devices, any banking or 
percentage card games, and any devices or games authorized under State 
law to the State lottery. The Compact also authorizes limited annual 
payments to the State for statewide exclusivity. Finally, the term of 
the compact is until December 31, 2031. This Compact is considered to 
have been approved, but only to the extent that the Compact is 
consistent with the provisions of IGRA.

    Dated: January 26, 2012.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-2441 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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