25 CFR § 900.60 - How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization dispose of Federal personal property?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s900.60"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 900.60 - How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization dispose of Federal personal property?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "900.60"
section_name: "How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization dispose of Federal personal property?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 450f"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "900"
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# 900.60 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization dispose of Federal personal property?
The Indian tribe or tribal organization shall report to the Secretary in writing any Federally-owned personal property that is worn out, lost, stolen, damaged beyond repair, or no longer needed for the performance of the contract.
(a) The Indian tribe or tribal organization shall state whether the Indian tribe or tribal organization wants to dispose of or return the property.
(b) If the Secretary does not respond within 60 days, the Indian tribe or tribal organization may return the property to the Secretary, who shall accept transfer, custody, control, and responsibility for the property (together with all associated costs).