Notice2026-01391
Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Fourth Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
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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 fourth amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California (Amendment) 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]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01391]
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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 Fourth
Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California
and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 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
fourth amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of
California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California (Amendment) governing the operation and regulation of class
III gaming activities.
DATES: The Amendment takes effect on January 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Troy Woodward, Acting Director,
Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efa6818b868e81a88e82868188af8d868ec1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaa3848e838b84ad8b8783848daa88838bc48d859c">[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. 2710(d)(8)(D). As
required by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to
review and approval by the Secretary.
The Amendment extends the compact until December 31, 2026, and adds
appendix C which permits off-track wagering. The Secretary took no
action on the Amendment 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).
William Henry Kirkland, III,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-01391 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
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