[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 88640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Amendment to the Tribal-State Class III Gaming 
Compact for Seneca Nation of Indians

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval of an amendment to the 
existing Class III gaming compact between the Seneca Nation of Indians 
and the State of New York.

DATES: The amendment takes effect on December 22, 2023.

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: 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 extends the existing Class III gaming compact 
between the Seneca Nation of Indians (Seneca Nation) and the State of 
New York through March 31, 2024, with automatic 90-day extensions 
thereafter. The Amendment also provides that the present revenue 
sharing contribution from the Seneca Nation of Indians to the State of 
New York will continue for the term of the extension and be set aside 
in an escrow account. The escrowed funds will either be distributed 
consistent with the terms of a new or amended compact submitted to the 
Secretary of the Interior and approved by the Secretary or considered 
approved by operation of law, or through mutual agreement, or pursuant 
to the Dispute Resolution process in Paragraph 14 of the current 
compact. The amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-28295 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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