[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22989]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Taking Effect.
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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 following Tribe/
Pueblos and the State of New Mexico executed on July 9, 1997. The
Mescalero Apache Tribe, Pueblo of San Felipe, Pueblo of Pojoaque,
Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of Laguna, Pueblo of Santa Clara, Pueblo of
Sandia, Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo of Acoma, and Pueblo of Isleta. By the
terms of IGRA these Compacts are considered approved, but only to the
extent the compacts are consistent with the provisions 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 August 29, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Indian
Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS
2070-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4068.
Dated: August 23, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-22989 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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