25 CFR § 161.5 - Can BIA waive the application of this part?

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title: "25 CFR § 161.5 - Can BIA waive the application of this part?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "161.5"
section_name: "Can BIA waive the application of this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "161"
part_name: "NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 640d"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 58888, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 161.5 Can BIA waive the application of this part?

Yes. If a provision of this part conflicts with the objectives of the agricultural resource management plan provided for in § 161.200, or with a tribal law, BIA may waive the application of this part unless the waiver would either:

(a) Constitute a violation of a federal statute or judicial decision; or

(b) Conflict with BIA's general trust responsibility under federal law.