[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 71451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27994]



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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: This notice announces that the Tribal State Compact between 
the State of California and the Hoopa Valley Tribe is taking effect.

DATES: This compact takes effect December 27, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian 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 25 CFR 293.4, all 
compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary. The Secretary took no action on the Tribal State Compact 
between the State of California and the Hoopa Valley Tribe within 45 
days of its submission. Therefore, the Amendment to the Compact is 
considered to have been approved, but only to the extent it is 
consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

    Dated: December 12, 2019.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-27994 Filed 12-26-19; 8:45 am]
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