AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of approved Tribal—State Compact.
SUMMARY:
This notice publishes an approved Class III Gaming Compact between the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the State of New Mexico. Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the Secretary of the Interior is required to publish notice in the Federal Register approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
August 5, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George T. Skibine, Director, Office of Indian Gaming Management, 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.
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through her delegated authority, is publishing notice that the Tribal—State Compact between the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the State of New Mexico is now in effect.
Dated: July 22, 2004.
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-17882 Filed 8-4-04; 8:45 am]
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