Notice2026-01390
Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact Between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the State of Montana
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Published
January 26, 2026
Effective
January 26, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the State of Montana (Compact) governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 3214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01390]
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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 Class III
Tribal-State Gaming Compact Between the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the State of
Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the
Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact between the Confederated Salish
and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the State of
Montana (Compact) governing the operation and regulation of class III
gaming activities.
DATES: The compact takes effect on January 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Troy M. Woodward, Acting Director,
Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98d1f6fcf1f9f6dff9f5f1f6ffd8faf1f9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f46616b666e61486e626661684f6d666e21686079">[email protected]</span></a>; (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)(D). The IGRA also
requires the Secretary 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. (d)(8)(D). As required
by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and
approval by the Secretary.
The Secretary took no action on the Compact 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).
William Henry Kirkland III,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-01390 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
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