[Federal Register: April 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 62)]
[Notices]
[Page 15720]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State Compact.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Compact
between the State of Oklahoma and Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
DATES: Effective Date: April 2, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Compact for the purpose of engaging in
Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. This Compact authorizes
the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma to engage in certain Class III
gaming activities, provides for certain geographical exclusivity,
limits the number of gaming machines at existing racetracks, and
prohibits non-tribal operation of certain machines and covered games.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-5955 Filed 3-30-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-4N-P
