[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56693-56694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19877]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of Amendment to Tribal-State Class III 
Gaming Compact in the State of Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation and 
State of Wyoming entered into a compact replacing and superseding an 
existing Tribal-State compact governing Class III gaming. This notice 
announces approval of the new compact.

DATES: Effective August 22, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian

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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, including amendments, are subject to review and approval 
by the Secretary under 25 CFR 293.4. In addition to various 
miscellaneous changes, the term of the compact runs until April 19, 
2046. The compact is approved. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(A).

    Dated: August 12, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-19877 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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