The settlement notes that Mr. Rochon and the bureau "mutually agree" that he will leave the bureau.

The bureau recently agreed to a settlement with black agents to hire and promote more members of minorities.

The bureau has also agreed to accept other proposals by the commission.

The bureau agreed and said the decisions should be made right away.

"And the bureau and my people agree on one thing."

But in response to a lawsuit by New York, Chicago and other urban areas, the bureau has agreed to consider a statistical adjustment of the counts.

In the Nevada case, the bureau agrees that the land it is acquiring is unlikely ever to be developed.

Strapped for time, people and other basic resources, the bureau agreed to check only challenged blocks not yet checked in the coverage program.

Once the bureau agreed to send the kind of skilled investigators he needed for delicate cases, he said, the leads started to develop.

If the bureau agrees, it would send a letter to Governor Pataki approving the casino project and asking for his agreement.