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Federal Register: February 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 32)

Notices

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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 Class III Gaming Amendment.

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the Amended and Restated

Tribal-State Compact for Regulation of Class III Gaming between the

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of

Oregon.

DATES: Effective Date: February 19, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Hart, Acting 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

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on Indian lands. The Amended and Restated Tribal-State Compact for

Regulation of Class III Gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the

Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of Oregon changes various terminologies, such as replacing ``ordinance'' with ``code''; adjusts the major procurement limits; raises the maximum wager limit; and expands the licensing criteria.

Dated: February 2, 2009.

George T. Skibine,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.

FR Doc. E9-3501 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am

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