Notice2026-04667

Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact

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Published
March 10, 2026
Effective
March 10, 2026

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Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau

Abstract

This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the 2025 Amendment to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended (Amendment), governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04667]


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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 Lac du 
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau 
Reservation of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the 
2025 Amendment to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended 
(Amendment), governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming 
activities.

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on March 10, 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#642d0a000d050a2305090d0a0324060d054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7930171d1018173e181410171e391b1018571e160f">[email&#160;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 a 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 makes technical 
changes and rephrases for clarity the regulatory fee provision and the 
payment calculation in the disaster relief provision. 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. 2026-04667 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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