Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Amendments in the State of Oklahoma, 41102 [2018-17728]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 160 / Friday, August 17, 2018 / Notices
Dated: August 9, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation
Projects
Bureau of Indian Affairs
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact
Amendments in the State of Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The State of Oklahoma
entered into compact amendments with
the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and
with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma governing certain forms of
class III gaming; this notice announces
the approval of the State of Oklahoma
Gaming Compact Non-house-Banked
Table Games Supplement between the
State of Oklahoma and the Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma and the Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
DATES: The compact amendments take
effect on August 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, 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 (IGRA) Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 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. As required by IGRA
and 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and
amendments are subject to review and
approval by the Secretary. The compact
amendments authorize the Tribes to
engage in certain additional class III
gaming activities, provide for the
application of existing revenue sharing
agreements to the additional forms of
class III gaming, and designate how the
State will distribute revenue sharing
funds.
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Dated: August 6, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Notice.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) owns or has an interest in
irrigation projects located on or
associated with various Indian
reservations throughout the United
States. We are required to establish
irrigation assessment rates to recover the
costs to administer, operate, maintain,
and rehabilitate these projects. We are
notifying you that we have adjusted the
irrigation assessment rates at several of
our irrigation projects and facilities to
reflect current costs of administration,
operation, maintenance, and
rehabilitation.
SUMMARY:
The irrigation assessment rates
are current as of January 1, 2018.
DATES:
For
details about a particular BIA irrigation
project or facility, please use the tables
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section to identify contacts at the
regional or local office at which the
project or facility is located.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A Notice
of Proposed Rate Adjustment was
published in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2018 (83 FR 2662) to
propose adjustments to the irrigation
assessment rates at several BIA
irrigation projects. The public and
interested parties were provided an
opportunity to submit written
comments during the 60-day period that
ended March 19, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Did BIA defer or change any proposed
rate increases?
Yes. The 2019 Operation and
Maintenance (O&M) rate for the Wind
River Irrigation Project, Units 2, 3, and
4, was proposed in the Federal Register
at $25.00 per acre. After further review,
BIA decided to change the rate to
$24.50. Instead of raising the rate by
$1.00, the rate will only increase by
$.50. Because the rate increased by
$1.50 over the two previous years, BIA
decided the full $1.00 increase for the
2019 O&M rate is not appropriate.
Hence, this notice of rate adjustments
reflects a 2019 O&M rate of $24.50 per
acre for Units 2, 3, and 4.
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Did BIA receive any comments on the
proposed irrigation assessment rate
adjustments?
Yes. BIA received twelve (12) written
comments related to the proposed
irrigation rate adjustment for the
Flathead Indian Irrigation Project and
Wind River Irrigation Project.
What issues were of concern to the
commenters?
Commenters raised concerns on the
proposed rates about the following
issues:
The Following Comments are Specific to
the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project
(FIIP)
Written comments relating to the
proposed rate adjustment were received
by letter. BIA’s summary of the issues
and BIA’s responses are provided
below.
Comment: Several commenters state a
general opposition to the 2019 rate
increase, along with a number of
specific concerns. These include: A
concern that BIA is pursuing a rate
increase prior to the FIIP manager’s
annual meeting with the individual
irrigation districts, and concerns with
how FIIP management chooses to
expend funds obtained through
irrigation rate assessments.
Response: As noted when rates were
proposed in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2018 (83 FR 2662), BIA is
required to establish irrigation
assessment rates that recover the costs
to administer, operate, maintain, and
rehabilitate our projects. As owner of
FIIP, it is BIA’s responsibility to ensure
adequate resources are made available
to meet the requirements noted above.
BIA’s authority to assess rates dates
back to the Act of May 29, 1908,
codified at 25 U.S.C. 381 et seq., and is
addressed in BIA’s regulations at 25
CFR part 171. Additionally, the
repayment contracts between the
irrigation districts and the Department
of the Interior explicitly state that
operation and maintenance expenses
‘‘shall be paid . . . as provided . . . by
rules made or to be made . . . by the
Secretary of the Interior.’’ The
procedures followed by BIA in adjusting
its irrigation assessment rates are
consistent with applicable law and past
practice.
Regarding the timing of this Federal
Register notice, BIA makes every effort
to publish notice of irrigation O&M rate
adjustments prior to the issuance of
irrigation bills for the upcoming season,
and that process requires BIA to solicit
comments on proposed rate adjustments
on a timeline that will allow it to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact
Amendments in the State of Oklahoma
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The State of Oklahoma entered into compact amendments with the
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma governing certain forms of class III gaming; this notice
announces the approval of the State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact Non-
house-Banked Table Games Supplement between the State of Oklahoma and
the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma.
DATES: The compact amendments take effect on August 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, 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 (IGRA) Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 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. As required by IGRA and 25 CFR
293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval
by the Secretary. The compact amendments authorize the Tribes to engage
in certain additional class III gaming activities, provide for the
application of existing revenue sharing agreements to the additional
forms of class III gaming, and designate how the State will distribute
revenue sharing funds.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-17728 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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