25 CFR § 1001.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s1001.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 1001.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "1001.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "1001"
part_name: "SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM"
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. 450 note, 458aa-458gg."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 8554, Feb. 15, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1001"
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# 1001.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this rule is to establish the process for tribes to apply for entry into the Self-Governance program and to establish the selection criteria by which the Department will identify eligible tribes and select tribes to begin the negotiations process.