[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75427-75428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26254]


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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 California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State of California and the Viejas (Baron Long) Group of 
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation 
entered into a Tribal-State compact governing Class III gaming. This 
notice announces that the compact is taking effect.

DATES: The effective date of the compact is October 31, 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

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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. The 
Secretary took no action on the 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: October 21, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-26254 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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