[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4333-4334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01231]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of Amendment to Class 
III Tribal-State Gaming Compacts (Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, 
Resighini Rancheria, Manchester Band of Pomo Indians, Cahto Tribe of 
the Laytonville Rancheria, and the State of California)

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval by operation of law of 
amendments to the Tribal-State Gaming Compacts between the Sherwood 
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Resighini Rancheria, Manchester Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, Cahto Tribe of the 
Laytonville Rancheria, respectively, and the State of California.

DATES: The Compacts takes effect on January 23, 2024.

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: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides the Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) with 45 days to review and approve or disapprove the 
Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of Class III gaming activity 
on the Tribe's Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the Secretary 
does not approve or disapprove a Tribal-State compact within the 45 
days, IGRA provides the Tribal-State compact is considered to have been 
approved by the Secretary but only to the extent the compact is 
consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). The IGRA also 
requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the Federal 
Register notice of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose 
of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. See 25 
U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). The Department's regulations at 25 CFR 293.4 
require all

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compacts and amendments to be reviewed and approved by the Secretary 
prior to taking effect. The Secretary took no action on the Compact 
amendments between the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Resighini 
Rancheria, Manchester Band of Pomo Indians, Cahto Tribe of the 
Laytonville Rancheria, respectively, and the State of California, 
within the 45-day statutory review period. Therefore, the Compact 
amendments 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).

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-01231 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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