34 CFR § 222.121 - How does the affected Indian tribe or tribes request that payments to a local educational agency not be withheld?

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title: "34 CFR § 222.121 - How does the affected Indian tribe or tribes request that payments to a local educational agency not be withheld?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "222.121"
section_name: "How does the affected Indian tribe or tribes request that payments to a local educational agency not be withheld?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "IMPACT AID PROGRAMS"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 222.121 How does the affected Indian tribe or tribes request that payments to a local educational agency not be withheld?

(a) The affected Indian tribe or tribes may submit to the Assistant Secretary a formal request not to withhold payments from an LEA.

(b) The formal request must be in writing and signed by the tribal chairman or authorized designee.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7704 (d)(2) and (e)(8))