[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06444]


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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 approval of the agreement between the 
Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the State of Montana concerning Class III 
Gaming (Compact).

DATES: Effective Date: March 21, 2013.

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(d)(3)(B), 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 
January 23, 2013, the Compact was submitted for review and approval. 
The Compact defines Indian lands to include the Tongue River Reservoir 
Lands and extends the term of the Compact for 20 years from the date of 
this notice or 15 years from the date Class III gaming is conducted on 
the Tongue River Reservoir Lands.

    Dated: March 8, 2013.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-06444 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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