[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66741-66742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28135]


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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: The notice announces that the Tribal-State Compacts between 
the State of California and the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the 
Big Valley Rancheria, the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, the 
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, the Karuk Tribe, the La Jolla Band of 
Luiseno Indians, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, the San 
Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California, the Santa Ynez 
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, the 
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band 
of Mission Indians of California are taking effect.

DATES: These compacts take effect on December 27, 2018.

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

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Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and Economic 
Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands. As required by IGRA and 25 CFR 
293.4, all compacts are subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary. The Secretary took no action on the compacts between the 
State of California and the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big 
Valley Rancheria, the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, the 
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, the Karuk Tribe, the La Jolla Band of 
Luiseno Indians, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, the San 
Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California, the Santa Ynez 
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, the 
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band 
of Mission Indians of California within 45 days of their submission. 
Therefore, the Compacts are considered to have been approved, but only 
to the extent they are consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 
2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: December 13, 2018.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-28135 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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