Title 25

SECTION 1000.173

1000.173 How does a newly selected Tribe/Consortium initiate the negotiation phase

§ 1000.173 How does a newly selected Tribe/Consortium initiate the negotiation phase?

(a) To initiate the negotiation phase, an authorized official of the newly selected Tribe/Consortium submits a written request to negotiate an AFA as indicated in the following table:

For a . . . the Tribe/Consortium should submit the
request to . . .
and the request should identify . . .
(1) BIA program the Director, OSG. the lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium.
(2) Non-BIA program the bureau representative designated to respond to the Tribe's/Consortium's request for information the lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium and the specific program(s) that the Tribe/Consortium seeks to negotiate.

(b) The Tribal/Consortium official must submit the information required by paragraph (a) of this section by the deadline shown in the following table:

Type of
program
Type of tribe/consortium Submission deadline
(1) BIA Fiscal year April 1.
(2) BIA Calendar year May 1.
(3) Non-BIA Fiscal year or calendar year May 1*.

* The request may be submitted later than this date where the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium agree that administration for a partial year funding agreement is feasible.