[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59641-59642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23975]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Deemed Approved Amended Tribal-State Class III Gaming 
Compact.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amendment to the 
Tribal-State Compact between the State of Oregon and the Cow Creek Band 
of Umpqua Indians.

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DATES: Effective Date: September 28, 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. On July 12, 2012, the State of 
Oregon and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians submitted 
Amendment I to the Class III compact approved on February 8, 2007. 
Amendment I re-configures the Board of Trustees of the Cow Creek Umpqua 
Indian Foundation adding three additional seats. The Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through his 
delegated authority, is publishing notice that Amendment I between the 
State of Oregon and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is 
now in effect. Amendment I is considered to have been approved but only 
to the extent that Amendment I is consistent with the provisions of the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

    Dated: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-23975 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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