[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20316]


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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 Class III Gaming Compact taking effect.

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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of the Tribal-State Compact between the 
State of California and the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake taking 
effect.

DATES: Effective Date: August 10, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, 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. Sec.  2710, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register 
notice of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in 
Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. The Compact allows for one 
gaming facility and authorizes up to 750 gaming devices, any banking or 
percentage card games, and any devices or games authorized under state 
law to the state lottery. The Compact, also, authorizes limited annual 
payments to the State for statewide exclusivity. Finally, the term of 
the compact is until December 31, 2031. This Compact is considered to 
have been approved but only to the extent that the Compact is 
consistent with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

    Dated: August 3, 2011.
Jodi Gillette,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-20316 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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