[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3015-3016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01058]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking 
Effect in the State of California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Tribal-State Class III Gaming 
Compacts entered into between the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, the 
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Morongo Band of Mission 
Indians, the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, the San 
Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
River Indian Reservation, the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California, the United Auburn Indian Community of 
the Auburn Rancheria of California, and the Wilton Rancheria, 
respectively, and the State of California are taking effect.

DATES: The compacts take effect on January 22, 2018.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (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 an approved Tribal-State compact that is 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 compacts within 45 days of their submission. Therefore, the 
compacts are considered to have been approved, but only to the extent 
the compacts are consistent with IGRA.

    Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: December 15, 2017.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs Exercising the 
Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-01058 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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