Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling: Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation, WA,

[Federal Register: January 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 5)]

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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 Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Pub. L. 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 Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through his delegated authority, has approved the Tribal- State Compact for Class III gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the State of Washington.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

Dated: December 18, 2002. Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 03-339 Filed 1-7-03; 8:45 am]