96-2448. Indian Gaming; Nevada

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2448]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Gaming; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State Compact.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2710, of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-497), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State 
Compacts or considered approved 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 a Compact For Regulation of Class III Gaming 
Between the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and the State of Nevada, which is 
considered approved, but only to the extent the Compact is consistent 
with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Interior neither 
approved nor disapproved the Compact within the 45-day statutory 
deadline set forth in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2710 (d)(8)(C). The deadline 
expired on January 10, 1996. Thus, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Class 
III Gaming Compact is considered approved as specified in 25 U.S.C. 
Sec. 2710 (d)(8)(C), to the extent that it is consistent with the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Indian 
Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 
20240, [phone].

    Dated: January 29, 1996.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-2448 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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