[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29300]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Tribal-State Gaming Compact Taking Effect
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
1988 (IGRA) Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the
Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of Tribal-State
Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III (casino) gambling on
Indian reservations. The Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Department
of the Interior, through her delegated authority, is publishing the
Tribal-State Compacts between the Pueblo of Picuris, the Pueblo of
Santa Ana, the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and the State of New Mexico
executed on August 20, 1997, and the Pueblo of Nambe and the State of
New Mexico executed on September 5, 1997. By the terms of IGRA these
Compacts are considered approved, but only to the extent the Compacts
are consistent with the provision of IGRA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department believes that the decision to
let the 45-day statutory deadline for approval or disapproval of the
Compacts expire without taking action is the most appropriate course of
action given the unique history of state and federal court cases and
legislative actions that have shaped the course of Indian gaming in New
Mexico. A letter further explaining the Department's decision is
available from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Gaming Management
Staff at the address below.
DATES: This action is effective November 5, 1997.
FUR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Indian
Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS
2070-MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240, (202) 219-4068.
Dated: October 23, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
James H. McDivitt,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29300 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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