[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 67959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18836]


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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 Gaming Compact (Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of 
Washington)

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval by operation of law of the 
8th Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between 
the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of Washington.

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on August 22, 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 to publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
any 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 compacts 
and amendments to be reviewed and approved by the Secretary prior to 
taking effect.
    The Secretary took no action on the Amendment to the compact 
between the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of 
Washington within the 45-day statutory review period. Therefore, the 
Amendment 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).

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-18836 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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