[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19235-19236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Taking 
Effect in the State of New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Pueblo of Sandia and State of New Mexico entered into a 
Tribal-State compact governing Class III gaming; this notice announces 
that the compact is taking effect.

DATES: Effective April 4, 2016.

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-

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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 Pueblo of Sandia-State of New Mexico 
compact within 45 days of its submission. Therefore, the compact is 
considered to have been approved, but only to the extent the compact is 
consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: March 17, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-07622 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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