[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00887]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5B711.IA000814]


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 notice publishes the Class III Gaming Compact between the 
Ramona Band of Cahuilla and the State of California taking effect.

DATES: Effective January 17, 2014.

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 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 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 between the State of 
California and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla allows for one gaming 
facility and authorizes the Tribe to operate up to 750 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, 
2033. The Secretary took no action on the Compact within 45 days of its 
submission by the Tribe and the State. Therefore, the compact is 
considered to have been approved, but only to the extent that the 
Compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: January 2, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-00887 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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