25 CFR § 1000.1215 - How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s1000.1215"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 1000.1215 - How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "1000.1215"
section_name: "How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "1000"
part_name: "ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION 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. 5373"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1000"
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# 1000.1215 How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?
(a) A Tribe/Consortium must submit its written waiver request for any DOI compact, funding agreement, or amendment thereof:
(1) In electronic form (PDF), which is the preferred method, by email to *[email protected];* or
(2) If in paper form by United States Mail or express courier to Director, Office of Self-Governance at the headquarters address indicated on the official Department OSG website.
(b) The waiver request, including one made under § 1000.1210(a), must be a separate document from the compact, funding agreement, or amendment and clearly identified as a “Waiver Request.”