April 21, 2008

Indian Gaming

SUMMARY: This publishes notice of an Amendment to the 1998 Class III Gaming Compacts between the State of Michigan and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians taking effect.
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[Federal Register: April 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 77)]
[Notices]               
[Page 21361-21362]
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 Tribal-State Class III Gaming Amendment Taking 
Effect.

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SUMMARY: This publishes notice of an Amendment to the 1998 Class III 
Gaming Compacts between the State of Michigan and the Little Traverse 
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 
taking effect.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 2008.

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 approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands. This Amendment is entered into 
in connection with the settlement of pending litigation and thus 
presents a set of unique circumstances resulting in our decision to 
neither approve nor disapprove the

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Amendment within the 45-day statutory time frame.

    Dated: March 25, 2008.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-8494 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]

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