[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 32720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14881]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of an Amendment to a Tribal-State Class 
III Gaming Compact in the State of Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona and State of Arizona 
negotiated an Agreement to Amend Compact between the Tohono O'odham 
Nation and the State of Arizona governing Class III gaming; this notice 
announces approval of the Agreement to Amend Compact.

DATES: This notice takes effect July 17, 2017.

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, including amendments, are subject to review and approval 
by the Secretary under 25 CFR 293.4. The Agreement to Amend Compact 
prohibits gaming in the Geographical Area with the exception of one 
gaming facility on the West Valley Trust Land, increases the number of 
Keno games to four within each of the Tribe's facilities, and allows 
for the operation of an additional five poker tables within each gaming 
facility. The Agreement to Amend Compact is approved. See 25 U.S.C. 
2710(d)(8)(A).

    Dated: July 7, 2017.
Michael S. Black,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-14881 Filed 7-14-17; 8:45 am]
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