25 CFR § 13.16 - Technical assistance after disapproval.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s13.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 13.16 - Technical assistance after disapproval."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "13.16"
section_name: "Technical assistance after disapproval."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAW AND ORDER"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "TRIBAL REASSUMPTION OF JURISDICTION OVER CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 1952."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 45095, July 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "13"
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# 13.16 Technical assistance after disapproval.

If a petition is disapproved, the Bureau shall immediately offer technical assistance to the tribal governing body for the purpose of overcoming the defect in the petition or plan that resulted in the disapproval.