[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 4722-4723] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-2218] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION Notice of Approval of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of class III gaming ordinances approved by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Frances Fragua at the National Indian Gaming Commission, (202) 632-7003, or by facsimile at (202) 632- 7066 (not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., was signed into law on October 17, 1988. The IGRA established the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission). Section 2710 of the IGRA authorizes the Commission to approve class II and class III tribal gaming ordinances. Section 2710(d) (2) (B) of the IGRA as implemented by 25 C.F.R. Section 522.8 (58 FR 5811 (January 22, 1993)), requires the Commission to publish, in the Federal Register, approved class III gaming ordinances. The IGRA requires all tribal gaming ordinances to contain the same requirements concerning ownership of the gaming activity, use of net revenues, annual audits, health and safety, background investigations and licensing of key employees. The Commission, therefore, believes that publication of each ordinance in the Federal Register would be redundant and result in unnecessary cost to the Commission. The Commission believes that publishing a notice of approval of each class III gaming ordinance is sufficient to meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d)(2)(B). Also, the Commission will make copies of approved class III ordinances available to the public upon request. Requests can be made in writing to the: National Indian Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street, N.W., Suite 9100, Washington, D.C. 20005. The Chairman has approved tribal gaming ordinances authorizing class III gaming for the following tribes: 1. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 2. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma 3. Auberry Big Sandy Rancheria 4. Augustine Band of Mission Indians 5. Band River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians 6. Bay Mills Indian Community 7. Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria [[Page 4723]] 8. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians 9. Bridgeport Indian Colony 10. Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 11. Burns Paiute Tribe 12. Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria 13. Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians 14. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 15. Chicken Ranch Band of Me-Wuk Indians 16. Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation 17. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 18. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 19. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation 20. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians 21. Dry Creek Rancheria 22. Forest County Potawatomi Community 23. Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians 24. Hoopa Valley Tribe 25. Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska 26. Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians 27. Jamul Band of Mission Indians 28. Kalispel Tribe of Indians 29. Kaw Nation of Oklahoma 30. Kialegee Tribal Town Business Committee 31. Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas 32. Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 33. Lower Elwha S'Klallam Tribe 34. Lower Sioux Indian Community 35. Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Rancheria 36. Metlakatla Indian Community 37. Miccosukee Business Committee 38. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 39. Nooksack Indian Tribe 40. Osage Nation 41. Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 42. Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 43. Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona 44. Passamaquoddy Tribe 45. Poarch Band of Creek Indians 46. Pueblo of San Ildefonso 47. Pueblo of Santa Clara 48. Redding Rancheria 49. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony 50. Rumsey Indian Rancheria 51. Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma 52. Santa Ysabel Band of Mission Indians 53. Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska 54. Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 55. Seneca Nation of Indians 56. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma 57. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 58. Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe 59. Skokomish Indian Tribe 60. Soboba Band of Mission Indians 61. Sokaogon Chippewa Community 62. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 63. Stockbridge-Munsee Community 64. Table Mountain Rancheria 65. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 66. Tohono O'odham Nation 67. Tonto Apache Tribe 68. Trinidad Rancheria 69. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 70. Viejas Band of Mission Indians 71. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California 72. White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians 73. White Mountain Apache Tribe 74. Yavapai Apache Tribe 75. Ysleta De Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe Barry Brandon, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 99-2218 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7565-01-U