Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Between the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the State of Minnesota for Blackjack, 67958-67959 [2024-18835]

Download as PDF 67958 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX23WC000JU4200; OMB Control Number 1028–NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities; Next Generation Volcano Hazards Assessment (NGVHA) Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 23, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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DATES: The compact takes effect on August 22, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2024 / Notices Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, IndianGaming@bia.gov; (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 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the Secretary. The Amendment authorizes Class III card games in addition to blackjack, adds definitions, regulatory standards for Class III card games, background investigations, and provisions for enforcement and dispute resolution. The Amendment is approved. Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–18835 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [FR Doc. 2024–18836 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P Bureau of Indian Affairs [245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A501010.999900] Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. Notice. ACTION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Aug 21, 2024 Bureau of Indian Affairs [245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A51010.999900] Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of reservation proclamation. AGENCY: This notice publishes the approval by operation of law of the 8th Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of Washington. DATES: The Amendment takes effect on August 22, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) with 45 days to review and approve or disapprove the Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of Class III gaming activity on the Tribe’s Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the Secretary does not approve or disapprove a Tribal-State compact SUMMARY: Jkt 262001 This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 37.61 acres, more or less, an addition to the reservation of the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan. DATES: This proclamation was made on August 16, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carla Clark, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, 1001 Indian School Road, NW, Box #44, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, carla.clark@bia.gov, (505) 563–3132. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary— Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Departmental Manual. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 A proclamation was issued according to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 5110) for the lands described below. The lands are proclaimed to be reservation land for the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan in Chippewa County, Michigan. Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, Chippewa County, Michigan, Legal Descriptions Containing 37.61 Acres, More or Less Parcel A The East 1⁄3 of the Northwest 1⁄4 of the Southwest 1⁄4, Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 2 West. Parcel B The West 1⁄2 of the East 2⁄3 of the Northwest 1⁄4 of the Southwest 1⁄4 of Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 2 West. Parcel C The West 1⁄3 of the Northwest 1⁄4 of the Southwest 1⁄4, Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 2 West. Also Described as The Northwest 1⁄4 of the Southwest ⁄ , Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 2 West. The above-described lands contain a total of 36.71 acres, more or less, which are subject to all valid rights, reservations, rights-of-way, and easements of record. This proclamation does not affect title to the lands described above, nor does it affect any valid existing easements for public roads, highways, public utilities, railroads and pipelines, or any other valid easements or rights-of-way or reservations of record. 14 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of Amendment to Class III Gaming Compact (Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of Washington) AGENCY: within the 45 days, IGRA provides the Tribal-State compact is considered to have been approved by the Secretary, but only to the extent the compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). The IGRA also requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a notice of any approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). The Department’s regulations at 25 CFR 293.4 require all compacts and amendments to be reviewed and approved by the Secretary prior to taking effect. The Secretary took no action on the Amendment to the compact between the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the State of Washington within the 45-day statutory review period. Therefore, the Amendment is considered to have been approved, but only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). 67959 Sfmt 4703 Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–18839 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–IEV–NPS0037907; 22XP103905 PPWOHAFCD0 PMO00HF05.D00000; OMB Control Number 1024–NEW (UniD)] Agency Information Collection Activities; The UniDescription Project: Audio Description Research National Park Service, Interior. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67958-67959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18835]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact 
Between the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the State of Minnesota for 
Blackjack

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Addendum to Tribal-
State Compact for Control of Class III Blackjack on the Mille Lacs Band 
of Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota for Class III Card Games.

DATES: The compact takes effect on August 22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant

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Secretary--Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, [email protected]; 
(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 25 CFR 293.4, all 
compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary. The Amendment authorizes Class III card games in addition to 
blackjack, adds definitions, regulatory standards for Class III card 
games, background investigations, and provisions for enforcement and 
dispute resolution. The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-18835 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4337-15-P

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