25 CFR § 1000.1225 - May a Tribe/Consortium request an optional meeting or other informal discussion to discuss a waiver request?

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title: "25 CFR § 1000.1225 - May a Tribe/Consortium request an optional meeting or other informal discussion to discuss a waiver request?"
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title_name: "Indians"
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section_name: "May a Tribe/Consortium request an optional meeting or other informal discussion to discuss a waiver request?"
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"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 5373"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1000.1225 May a Tribe/Consortium request an optional meeting or other informal discussion to discuss a waiver request?

(a) Yes, a Tribe/Consortium may request an optional meeting or other informal discussion with the appropriate bureau official(s).

(b) To provide reasonable time for consideration, the Tribe/Consortium may request a meeting or other informal discussion to be held with the appropriate bureau official(s) no less than 30 days before the end of the 120-day period, unless the parties agree on another date.

(c) For all purposes relating to these meeting or informal discussion procedures, the parties are the designated representatives of the Tribe/Consortium and the appropriate bureau official(s) from whom the waiver is requested.