66500 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices 

Table Games. The Amendment is 

approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20973 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

Amendment Between Nisqually Indian 

Tribe and the State of Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Fifth Amendment to the 

Tribal-State Compact between the 

Nisqually Indian Tribe and the State of 

Washington. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

September 27, 2023. 

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: 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 permits the 

Tribe to offer Electronic Table Games, 

updates the Compact to reflect this 

change in various sections, and 

incorporates Appendix G, Electronic 

Table Games. The Amendment is 

approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20968 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation 

of Law of Tribal-State Class III Gaming 

Compact in the State of California 

(Middletown Rancheria of Pomo 

Indians of California & State of 

California) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval by operation of law of the 

compact between the Middletown 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California 

(Tribe) and the State of California (State) 

providing for the conduct of Tribal class 

III gaming by the Tribe. 

DATES: The compact takes effect on 

September 27, 2023. 

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 

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 of the Interior to publish 

in the Federal Register notice of the 

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 Compact between the 

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians 

of California and the State of California 

within the 45-day statutory review 

period. Therefore, the Compact 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). 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20971 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact 

Amendment Between Jamestown 

S’Klallam Tribe and the State of 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Eighth Amendment to 

the Tribal-State Compact between the 

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the 

State of Washington. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

September 27, 2023. 

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: 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 

the Tribe to offer Electronic Table 

Games at the Tribe’s class III gaming 

facilities, establishes limitations on 

wagers, credit, gaming stations, and 

player terminals, and increases 

contributions to problem gaming 

resources. Additionally, the 

Amendment compels the Tribe to 

establish education and awareness 

programs for problem gaming and 

makes minor adjustments to accepted 

forms of payment, allows the Tribal 

Court jurisdiction to hear civil disputes 

arising from the conduct of gaming, and 

allows the Tribe to increase its 

maximum wagers and purchase prices 


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