03-8561. Indian Gaming

AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of approved amendment to a Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY:

Under 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 the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through her delegated authority, has approved the Amendment to the Class III gaming compact between the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the State of Wisconsin. This Amendment extends the term of the compact for 45 days.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

April 8, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, [phone].

Dated: March 17, 2003.

Aurene M. Martin,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.