[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 76960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26670]



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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 Pala Band of Mission Indians 
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 November 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 100-497, 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 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 28, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-26670 Filed 11-3-16; 8:45 am]
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