[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 38889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12681]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact 
in the State of Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Memorandum of 
Incorporation of Most Favored Nation Amendments to the Tribal State 
Compact (Amendment) between the Kalispel Indian Community of the 
Kalispel Reservation (Tribe) and the State of Washington (State).

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on June 14, 2023.

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, [email protected], (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 Amendment replaces Section III(O) with language to 
clearly establish which individuals will be allowed to carry firearms 
within the gaming facility, such as law enforcement, or other 
individuals authorized by the Tribe's ordinances and that the Tribe 
will maintain a list of all authorized persons. It also adds language 
regarding tort liability for negligent use of firearms. The Amendment 
adds Appendix T, Technical Requirements Governing the Gaming Data 
Environment and adds Appendix W, Rules Governing Wide Area 
Progressives. The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12681 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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