Notice2025-18304
Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California
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Published
September 22, 2025
Effective
September 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the Tribal-State compact between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (Compact) governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 45407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18304]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Tribal-State
Compact Between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of
Western Mono Indians of California
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the
Tribal-State compact between the State of California and the Big Sandy
Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (Compact) governing the
operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.
DATES: The amendment takes effect on September 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Philip A. Bristol, Acting
Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f16313b363e31183e323631381f3d363e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561f38323f373811373b3f383116343f3778313920">[email protected]</span></a>; (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 (Secretary) 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. If the
Secretary does not approve or disapprove a Tribal-State compact within
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)(D). As required by 25
CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and
approval by the Secretary.
This Compact between the State of California and the Big Sandy
Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California increases the number of
allowable gaming machines and gaming facilities the Tribe may operate
and revises the revenue sharing structure in exchange for certain
meaningful concessions. The Secretary took no action on this Compact
for class III gaming between the State of California and the Big Sandy
Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California. 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).
Janel C. Broderick,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising the
delegated authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-18304 Filed 9-19-25; 8:45 am]
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