State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling: Yankton Sioux Tribe, SD,

[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 87)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Amendment to a Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), 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 Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (Management), Department of the Interior, through his delegated authority, has approved the Amendment between the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota, which was executed on March 5, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective May 4, 2001.

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

Dated: May 1, 2001. James H. McDivitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (Management).

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