[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Three Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts 
Taking Effect in the State of California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State of California entered into Tribal-State compacts 
governing Class III gaming with: (1) The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash 
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California; (2) the 
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation; and (3) the United Auburn Indian 
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. This notice announces 
that the compacts are taking effect.

DATES: The effective date of the compacts are December 23, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the 
Federal Register notice of approved Tribal-State compacts that are for 
the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. 
See Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All Tribal-State Class 
III compacts are subject to review and approval by the Secretary under 
25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took no action on the compacts within 45 
days of their submission. Therefore, the compacts are considered to 
have been approved, but only to the extent the compacts are consistent 
with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: December 16, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-32347 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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