25 CFR § 1001.3 - Priority ranking for negotiations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s1001.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 1001.3 - Priority ranking for negotiations."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "1001.3"
section_name: "Priority ranking for negotiations."
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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# 1001.3 Priority ranking for negotiations.

In addition to the eligibility criteria identified above, a tribe or consortium of tribes seeking priority ranking for negotiations must submit a description of the efforts of the tribe or consortium to seek to enter negotiations and/or prepare for operations under the self-governance option. This narrative should identify any activities that the tribe has pursued, carefully identifying and documenting the dates involved, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Prior planning activities related to self-governance, noting the source of funding for the planning activity and whether or not it was sanctioned by the Office of Self-Governance (OSG), including documentation as applicable.

(b) Prior efforts to secure planning and/or negotiation grants.

(c) Meetings with the OSG or other Departmental offices in which the tribe expressed an interest in participating in the Self-Governance Project.

(d) Correspondence between the tribe and the Department in which the tribe has expressed an interest in participating in the Self-Governance Project.

(e) All actions of the tribal governing body related to participating in the self-governance option.