Part 1000 - Annual Funding Agreements Under the Tribal Self-Government Act Amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act  


Subpart A - General Provisions
§ 1000.1 - Authority.
§ 1000.2 - Definitions.
§ 1000.3 - Purpose and scope.
§ 1000.4 - Policy statement.
Subpart B - Selection of Additional Tribes for Participation in Tribal Self-Governance
Purpose and Definitions
§ 1000.10 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.11 - What is the “applicant pool”?
§ 1000.12 - What is a “signatory”?
§ 1000.13 - What is a “nonsignatory Tribe”?
Admission Into the Applicant Pool
§ 1000.23 - How is a Tribe/Consortium admitted to the applicant pool?
§ 1000.24 - When does OSG accept applications to become a member of the applicant pool?
§ 1000.25 - What are the deadlines for a Tribe/Consortium in the applicant pool to negotiate a compact and annual funding agreement (AFA)?
§ 1000.26 - Under what circumstances will a Tribe/Consortium be removed from the applicant pool?
§ 1000.27 - How does the Director select which Tribes in the applicant pool become self-governance Tribes?
§ 1000.28 - What happens if an application is not complete?
§ 1000.29 - What happens if a Tribe/Consortium is selected from the applicant pool but does not execute a compact and an AFA during the calendar year?
§ 1000.30 - May a Tribe/Consortium be selected to negotiate an AFA under section 403(b)(2) without having or negotiating an AFA under section 403(b)(1)?
§ 1000.31 - May a Tribe/Consortium be selected to negotiate an AFA under section 403(c) without negotiating an AFA under section 403(b)(1) and/or section 403(b)(2)?
Withdrawal from a Consortium Annual Funding Agreement
§ 1000.32 - What happens when a Tribe wishes to withdraw from a Consortium annual funding agreement?
§ 1000.33 - What amount of funding is to be removed from the Consortium's AFA for the withdrawing Tribe?
§ 1000.34 - What happens if there is a dispute between the Consortium and the withdrawing Tribe?
§ 1000.35 - When a Tribe withdraws from a Consortium, is the Secretary required to award to the withdrawing Tribe a portion of funds associated with a construction project if the withdrawing Tribe so requests?
Eligibility
§ 1000.14 - Who is eligible to participate in Tribal self-governance?
§ 1000.15 - How many additional Tribes/Consortia may participate in self-governance per year?
§ 1000.16 - What criteria must a Tribe/Consortium satisfy to be eligible for admission to the “applicant pool”?
§ 1000.17 - What documents must a Tribe/Consortium submit to OSG to apply for admission to the applicant pool?
§ 1000.18 - May a Consortium member Tribe withdraw from the Consortium and become a member of the applicant pool?
§ 1000.19 - What is done during the “planning phase”?
§ 1000.20 - What is required in a planning report?
§ 1000.21 - When does a Tribe/Consortium have a “material audit exception”?
§ 1000.22 - What are the consequences of having a material audit exception?
Subpart C - Section 402(d) Planning and Negotiation Grants
Advance Planning Grant Funding
§ 1000.49 - Who can apply for an advance planning grant?
§ 1000.50 - What must a Tribe/Consortium seeking a planning grant submit in order to meet the planning phase requirements?
§ 1000.51 - How will Tribes/Consortia know when and how to apply for planning grants?
§ 1000.52 - What criteria will the Director use to award advance planning grants?
§ 1000.53 - Can Tribes/Consortia that receive advance planning grants also apply for a negotiation grant?
§ 1000.54 - How will a Tribe/Consortium know whether or not it has been selected to receive an advance planning grant?
§ 1000.55 - Can a Tribe/Consortium appeal within DOI the Director's decision not to award a grant under this subpart?
Availability, Amount, and Number of Grants
§ 1000.42 - Will grants always be made available to meet the planning phase requirement as described in section 402(d) of the Act?
§ 1000.43 - May a Tribe/Consortium use its own resources to meet its self-governance planning and negotiation expenses?
§ 1000.44 - What happens if there are insufficient funds to meet the Tribal requests for planning/negotiation grants in any given year?
§ 1000.45 - How many grants will the Department make each year and what funding will be available?
Purpose and Types of Grants
§ 1000.40 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.41 - What types of grants are available?
Selection Criteria
§ 1000.46 - Which Tribes/Consortia may be selected to receive a negotiation grant?
§ 1000.47 - What must a Tribe/Consortium do to receive a negotiation grant?
§ 1000.48 - What must a Tribe do if it does not wish to receive a negotiation grant?
Subpart D - Other Financial Assistance for Planning and Negotiation Grants for Non-BIA Programs
Eligibility and Application Process
§ 1000.62 - Who can apply to OSG for grants to plan and negotiate non-BIA programs?
§ 1000.63 - Under what circumstances may planning and negotiation grants be awarded to Tribes/Consortia?
§ 1000.64 - How does the Tribe/Consortium know when and how to apply to OSG for a planning and negotiation grant?
§ 1000.65 - What kinds of activities do planning and negotiation grants support?
§ 1000.66 - What must be included in the application?
§ 1000.67 - How will the Director award planning and negotiation grants?
§ 1000.68 - May non-BIA bureaus provide technical assistance to a Tribe/Consortium in drafting its planning grant application?
§ 1000.69 - How can a Tribe/Consortium obtain comments or selection documents received or utilized after OSG has made a decision on a planning grant application?
§ 1000.70 - What criteria will the Director use to rank the applications and how many maximum points can be awarded for each criterion?
§ 1000.71 - Can an applicant appeal a decision not to award a grant?
§ 1000.72 - Will OSG notify Tribes/Consortia and affected non-BIA bureaus of the results of the selection process?
§ 1000.73 - Once a Tribe/Consortium has been awarded a grant, may the Tribe/Consortium obtain information from a non-BIA bureau?
Purpose and Eligibility
§ 1000.60 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.61 - Are other funds available to self-governance Tribes/Consortia for planning and negotiating with non-BIA bureaus?
Subpart E - Annual Funding Agreements for Bureau of Indian Affairs Programs
§ 1000.80 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.81 - What is an annual funding agreement (AFA)?
Determining What Programs May Be Included in an AFA
§ 1000.86 - What types of programs may be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.87 - How does the AFA specify the services provided, functions performed, and responsibilities assumed by the Tribe/Consortium and those retained by the Secretary?
§ 1000.88 - Do Tribes/Consortia need Secretarial approval to redesign BIA programs that the Tribe/Consortium administers under an AFA?
§ 1000.89 - Can the terms and conditions in an AFA be amended during the year it is in effect?
§ 1000.90 - What happens if an AFA expires before the effective date of the successor AFA?
Establishing Self-Governance Base Budgets
§ 1000.105 - What are self-governance base budgets?
§ 1000.106 - Once a Tribe/Consortium establishes a base budget, are funding amounts renegotiated each year?
§ 1000.107 - Must a Tribe/Consortium with a base budget or base budget-eligible program amounts negotiated before January 16, 2001 negotiate new Tribal shares and residual amounts?
§ 1000.108 - How are self-governance base budgets established?
§ 1000.109 - How are self-governance base budgets adjusted?
Contents and Scope of Annual Funding Agreements
§ 1000.82 - What types of provisions must be included in a BIA AFA?
§ 1000.83 - Can additional provisions be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.84 - Does a Tribe/Consortium have the right to include provisions of Title I of Pub. L. 93-638 in an AFA?
§ 1000.85 - Can a Tribe/Consortium negotiate an AFA with a term that exceeds one year?
Determining AFA Amounts
§ 1000.91 - What funds must be transferred to a Tribe/Consortium under an AFA?
§ 1000.92 - What funds may not be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.93 - May the Secretary place any requirements on programs and funds that are otherwise available to Tribes/Consortia or Indians for which appropriations are made to agencies other than DOI?
§ 1000.94 - What are BIA residual funds?
§ 1000.95 - How is BIA's residual determined?
§ 1000.96 - May a Tribe/Consortium continue to negotiate an AFA pending an appeal of residual functions or amounts?
§ 1000.97 - What is a Tribal share?
§ 1000.98 - How does BIA determine a Tribe's/Consortium's share of funds to be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.99 - Can a Tribe/Consortium negotiate a Tribal share for programs outside its region/agency?
§ 1000.100 - May a Tribe/Consortium obtain discretionary or competitive funding that is distributed on a discretionary or competitive basis?
§ 1000.101 - Are all funds identified as Tribal shares always paid to the Tribe/Consortium under an AFA?
§ 1000.102 - How are savings that result from downsizing allocated?
§ 1000.103 - Do Tribes/Consortia need Secretarial approval to reallocate funds between programs that the Tribe/Consortium administers under the AFA?
§ 1000.104 - Can funding amounts negotiated in an AFA be adjusted during the year it is in effect?
Subpart F - Non-BIA Annual Self-Governance Compacts and Funding Agreements
Other Terms and Conditions
§ 1000.143 - May the bureaus negotiate terms to be included in an AFA for non-Indian programs?
Funding
§ 1000.137 - What funds are included in an AFA?
§ 1000.138 - How are indirect cost rates determined?
§ 1000.139 - Will the established indirect cost rates always apply to new AFAs?
§ 1000.140 - How does the Secretary determine the amount of indirect contract support costs?
§ 1000.141 - Is there a predetermined cap or limit on indirect cost rates or a fixed formula for calculating indirect cost rates?
§ 1000.142 - Instead of the negotiated indirect cost rate, is it possible to establish a fixed amount or another negotiated rate for indirect costs where funds are limited?
Purpose
§ 1000.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.121 - What is an annual funding agreement for a non-BIA program?
Eligibility
§ 1000.122 - What non-BIA programs are eligible for inclusion in an annual funding agreement?
§ 1000.123 - Are there non-BIA programs for which the Secretary must negotiate for inclusion in an AFA subject to such terms as the parties may negotiate?
§ 1000.124 - What programs are included under Section 403(b)(2) of the Act?
§ 1000.125 - What programs are included under Section 403(c)?
§ 1000.126 - What does “special geographic, historical or cultural” mean?
§ 1000.127 - Under Section 403(b)(2), when must programs be awarded non-competitively?
§ 1000.128 - Is there a contracting preference for programs of special geographic, historical, or cultural significance?
§ 1000.129 - Are there any programs that may not be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.130 - Does a Tribe/Consortium need to be identified in an authorizing statute in order for a program or element of a program to be included in a non-BIA AFA?
§ 1000.131 - Will Tribes/Consortia participate in the Secretary's determination of what is to be included on the annual list of available programs?
§ 1000.132 - How will the Secretary consult with Tribes/Consortia in developing the list of available programs?
§ 1000.133 - What else is on the list in addition to eligible programs?
§ 1000.134 - May a bureau negotiate with a Tribe/Consortium for programs not specifically included on the annual section 405(c) list?
§ 1000.135 - How will a bureau negotiate an annual funding agreement for a program of special geographic, historical, or cultural significance to more than one Tribe?
§ 1000.136 - When will this determination be made?
Reallocation, Duration, and Amendments
§ 1000.144 - Can a Tribe reallocate funds for a non-BIA non-Indian program?
§ 1000.145 - Do Tribes/Consortia need Secretarial approval to reallocate funds between Title-I eligible programs that the Tribe/Consortium administers under a non-BIA AFA?
§ 1000.146 - Can a Tribe/Consortium negotiate an AFA with a non-BIA bureau for which the performance period exceeds one year?
§ 1000.147 - Can the terms and conditions in a non-BIA AFA be amended during the year it is in effect?
§ 1000.148 - What happens if an AFA expires before the effective date of the successor AFA?
Subpart G - Negotiation Process for Annual Funding Agreements
Purpose
§ 1000.160 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Negotiation of Initial Annual Funding Agreements
§ 1000.166 - What are the phases of the negotiation process?
§ 1000.167 - Who may initiate the information phase?
§ 1000.168 - Is it mandatory to go through the information phase before initiating the negotiation phase?
§ 1000.169 - How does a Tribe/Consortium initiate the information phase?
§ 1000.170 - What is the letter of interest?
§ 1000.171 - When should a Tribe/Consortium submit a letter of interest?
§ 1000.172 - What steps does the bureau take after a letter of interest is submitted by a Tribe/Consortium?
§ 1000.173 - How does a newly selected Tribe/Consortium initiate the negotiation phase?
§ 1000.174 - How and when does the bureau respond to a request to negotiate?
§ 1000.175 - What is the process for conducting the negotiation phase?
§ 1000.176 - What issues must the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium address at negotiation meetings?
§ 1000.177 - What happens when the AFA is signed?
§ 1000.178 - When does the AFA become effective?
§ 1000.179 - What happens if the Tribe/Consortium and bureau negotiators fail to reach an agreement?
Negotiating a Self-Governance Compact
§ 1000.161 - What is a self-governance compact?
§ 1000.162 - What is included in a self-governance compact?
§ 1000.163 - Can a Tribe/Consortium negotiate other terms and conditions not contained in the model compact?
§ 1000.164 - Can a Tribe/Consortium have an AFA without entering into a compact?
§ 1000.165 - Are provisions in compacts negotiated before January 16, 2001, effective after implementation?
Negotiation Process for Successor Annual Funding Agreements
§ 1000.180 - What is a successor AFA?
§ 1000.181 - How does the Tribe/Consortium initiate the negotiation of a successor AFA?
§ 1000.182 - What is the process for negotiating a successor AFA?
Subpart H - Limitation and/or Reduction of BIA Services, Contracts, and Funds
§ 1000.190 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.191 - To whom does this subpart apply?
§ 1000.192 - What services, contracts, or funds are protected under section 406(a)?
§ 1000.193 - Who may raise the issue of limitation or reduction of services, contracts, or funding?
§ 1000.194 - When must BIA raise the issue of limitation or reduction of services, contracts, or funding?
§ 1000.195 - When must an affected Tribe/Consortium or Tribal organization raise the issue of a limitation or reduction of services, contracts, or funding for which it is eligible?
§ 1000.196 - What must be included in a finding by BIA or in a claim by an affected Tribe/Consortium or Tribal organization regarding the issue of a limitation or reduction of services?
§ 1000.197 - How will BIA resolve a claim?
§ 1000.198 - How must a limitation or reduction in services, contracts, or funds be remedied?
Subpart I - Public Consultation Process
§ 1000.210 - When does a non-BIA bureau use a public consultation process related to the negotiation of an AFA?
§ 1000.211 - Will the bureau contact the Tribe/Consortium before initiating public consultation process for a non-BIA AFA under negotiation?
§ 1000.212 - What is the role of the Tribe/Consortium when a bureau initiates a public meeting?
§ 1000.213 - What should the bureau do if it is invited to attend a meeting with respect to the Tribe's/Consortium's proposed AFA?
§ 1000.214 - Will the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium share information concerning inquiries about the Tribes/Consortia and the AFA?
Subpart J - Waiver of Regulations
§ 1000.220 - What regulations apply to self-governance Tribes?
§ 1000.221 - Can the Secretary grant a waiver of regulations to a Tribe/Consortium?
§ 1000.222 - How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?
§ 1000.223 - When can a Tribe/Consortium request a waiver of a regulation?
§ 1000.224 - How can a Tribe/Consortium expedite the review of a regulation waiver request?
§ 1000.225 - Are meetings or discussions mandatory?
§ 1000.226 - On what basis may the Secretary deny a waiver request?
§ 1000.227 - What happens if the Secretary denies the waiver request?
§ 1000.228 - What are examples of waivers prohibited by law?
§ 1000.229 - May a Tribe/Consortium propose a substitute for a regulation it wishes to be waived?
§ 1000.230 - How is a waiver approval documented for the record?
§ 1000.231 - How does a Tribe/Consortium request reconsideration of the Secretary's denial of a waiver?
§ 1000.232 - When must DOI respond to a request for reconsideration?
Subpart K - Construction
§ 1000.240 - What construction programs included in an AFA are subject to this subpart?
§ 1000.241 - Does this subpart create an agency relationship?
§ 1000.242 - What provisions relating to a construction program may be included in an AFA?
§ 1000.243 - What special provisions must be included in an AFA that contains a construction program?
§ 1000.244 - May the Secretary suspend construction activities under an AFA?
§ 1000.245 - May a Tribe/Consortium continue work with construction funds remaining in an AFA at the end of the funding year?
§ 1000.246 - Must an AFA that contains a construction project or activity incorporate provisions of Federal construction standards?
§ 1000.247 - May the Secretary require design provisions and other terms and conditions for construction programs or activities included in an AFA under section 403(c) of the Act?
§ 1000.248 - What is the Tribe's/Consortium's role in a construction program included in an AFA?
§ 1000.249 - What is the Secretary's role in a construction program in an AFA?
§ 1000.250 - How are property and funding returned if there is a reassumption for substantial failure to carry out an AFA?
§ 1000.251 - What happens when a Tribe/Consortium is suspended for substantial failure to carry out the terms of an AFA without good cause and does not correct the failure during the suspension?
§ 1000.252 - Do all provisions of other subparts apply to construction portions of AFAs?
§ 1000.253 - When a Tribe withdraws from a Consortium, is the Secretary required to award to the withdrawing Tribe a portion of funds associated with a construction project if the withdrawing Tribe so requests?
§ 1000.254 - May a Tribe/Consortium reallocate funds from a construction program to a non-construction program?
§ 1000.255 - May a Tribe/Consortium reallocate funds among construction programs?
§ 1000.256 - Must the Secretary retain project funds to ensure proper health and safety standards in construction projects?
Subpart L - Federal Tort Claims
§ 1000.270 - What does this subpart cover?
§ 1000.271 - What other statutes and regulations apply to FTCA coverage?
§ 1000.272 - Do Tribes/Consortia need to be aware of areas which FTCA does not cover?
§ 1000.273 - Is there a deadline for filing FTCA claims?
§ 1000.274 - How long does the Federal government have to process a FTCA claim after the claim is received by the Federal agency, before a lawsuit may be filed?
§ 1000.275 - Is it necessary for a self-governance AFA to include any clauses about FTCA coverage?
§ 1000.276 - Does FTCA apply to a self-governance AFA if FTCA is not referenced in the AFA?
§ 1000.277 - To what extent shall the Tribe/Consortium cooperate with the Federal government in connection with tort claims arising out of the Tribe's/Consortium's performance?
§ 1000.278 - Does this coverage extend to subcontractors of self-governance AFAs?
§ 1000.279 - Is FTCA the exclusive remedy for a tort claim, including a claim concerning personal injury or death, resulting from the performance of a self-governance AFA?
§ 1000.280 - What employees are covered by FTCA for medical-related claims?
§ 1000.281 - Does FTCA cover employees of the Tribe/Consortium who are paid by the Tribe/Consortium from funds other than those provided through the self-governance AFA?
§ 1000.282 - May persons who are not Indians or Alaska Natives assert claims under FTCA?
§ 1000.283 - If the Tribe/Consortium or Tribe's/Consortium's employee receives a summons and/or a complaint alleging a tort covered by FTCA, what should the Tribe/Consortium do?
Subpart M - Reassumption
§ 1000.300 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.301 - When may the Secretary reassume a Federal program operated by a Tribe/Consortium under an AFA?
§ 1000.302 - “What is imminent jeopardy” to a trust asset?
§ 1000.303 - What is imminent jeopardy to natural resources?
§ 1000.304 - What is imminent jeopardy to public health and safety?
§ 1000.305 - In an imminent jeopardy situation, what must the Secretary do?
§ 1000.306 - Must the Secretary always reassume a program, upon a finding of imminent jeopardy?
§ 1000.307 - What happens if the Secretary's designated representative determines that the Tribe/Consortium cannot mitigate the conditions within 60 days?
§ 1000.308 - What will the notice of reassumption include?
§ 1000.309 - How much time will a Tribe/Consortium have to respond to a notice of imminent jeopardy?
§ 1000.310 - What information must the Tribe's/Consortium's response contain?
§ 1000.311 - How will the Secretary reply to the Tribe's/Consortium's response?
§ 1000.312 - What happens if the Secretary accepts the Tribe's/Consortium's proposed measures?
§ 1000.313 - What happens if the Secretary does not accept the Tribe's/Consortium's proposed measures?
§ 1000.314 - What must a Tribe/Consortium do when a program is reassumed?
§ 1000.315 - When must the Tribe/Consortium return funds to the Department?
§ 1000.316 - May the Tribe/Consortium be reimbursed for actual and reasonable “wind up costs” incurred after the effective date of retrocession?
§ 1000.317 - Is a Tribe's/Consortium's general right to negotiate an AFA adversely affected by a reassumption action?
§ 1000.318 - When will the Secretary return management of a reassumed program?
Subpart N - Retrocession
§ 1000.330 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.331 - Is a decision by a Tribe/Consortium not to include a program in a successor agreement considered a retrocession?
§ 1000.332 - Who may retrocede a program in an AFA?
§ 1000.333 - How does a Tribe/Consortium retrocede a program?
§ 1000.334 - When will the retrocession become effective?
§ 1000.335 - How will retrocession affect the Tribe's/Consortium's existing and future AFAs?
§ 1000.336 - Does the Tribe/Consortium have to return funds used in the operation of a retroceded program?
§ 1000.337 - Does the Tribe/Consortium have to return property used in the operation of a retroceded program?
§ 1000.338 - What happens to a Tribe's/Consortium's mature contract status if it has retroceded a program that is also available for self-determination contracting?
§ 1000.339 - How does retrocession affect a bureau's operation of the retroceded program?
Subpart O - Trust Evaluation Review
§ 1000.350 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.351 - Does the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 alter the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian Tribes and individuals under self-governance?
§ 1000.352 - What are “trust resources” for the purposes of the trust evaluation process?
§ 1000.353 - What are “trust functions” for the purposes of the trust evaluation process?
Annual Trust Evaluations
§ 1000.354 - What is a trust evaluation?
§ 1000.355 - How are trust evaluations conducted?
§ 1000.356 - May the trust evaluation process be used for additional reviews?
§ 1000.357 - May the parties negotiate standards of review for purposes of the trust evaluation?
§ 1000.358 - Can an initial review of the status of the trust asset be conducted?
§ 1000.359 - What are the responsibilities of the Secretary's designated representative(s) after the annual trust evaluation?
§ 1000.360 - Is the trust evaluation standard or process different when the trust asset is held in trust for an individual Indian or Indian allottee?
§ 1000.361 - Will the annual review include a review of the Secretary's residual trust functions?
§ 1000.362 - What are the consequences of a finding of imminent jeopardy in the annual trust evaluation?
§ 1000.363 - What if the trust evaluation reveals problems that do not rise to the level of imminent jeopardy?
§ 1000.364 - Who is responsible for corrective action?
§ 1000.365 - What are the requirements of the review team report?
§ 1000.366 - Can the Department conduct more than one trust evaluation per Tribe per year?
§ 1000.367 - Will the Department evaluate a Tribe's/Consortium's performance of non-trust related programs?
Subpart P - Reports
§ 1000.380 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.381 - How is information about self-governance developed and reported?
§ 1000.382 - What may the Tribe's/Consortium's annual report on self-governance address?
Subpart Q - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 1000.390 - How can a Tribe/Consortium hire a Federal employee to help implement an AFA?
§ 1000.391 - Can a Tribe/Consortium employee be detailed to a Federal service position?
§ 1000.392 - How does the Freedom of Information Act apply?
§ 1000.393 - How does the Privacy Act apply?
§ 1000.394 - What audit requirements must a self-governance Tribe/Consortium follow?
§ 1000.395 - Do OMB circulars and revisions apply to self-governance funding agreements?
§ 1000.396 - Does a Tribe/Consortium have additional ongoing requirements to maintain minimum standards for Tribe/Consortium management systems?
§ 1000.397 - Are there any restrictions on how AFA funds may be spent?
§ 1000.398 - May a Tribe/Consortium invest funds received under a self-governance agreement?
§ 1000.399 - How may interest or investment income that accrues on AFAs be used?
§ 1000.400 - Can a Tribe/Consortium retain savings from programs?
§ 1000.401 - Can a Tribe/Consortium carry over funds not spent during the term of the AFA?
§ 1000.402 - After a non-BIA AFA has been executed and the funds transferred to a Tribe/Consortium, can a bureau request the return of funds?
§ 1000.403 - How can a person or group appeal a decision or contest an action related to a program operated by a Tribe/Consortium under an AFA?
§ 1000.404 - Must self-governance Tribes/Consortia comply with the Secretarial approval requirements of 25 U.S.C. 81; 82a; and 476 regarding professional and attorney contracts?
§ 1000.405 - Are AFA funds non-Federal funds for the purpose of meeting matching requirements?
§ 1000.406 - Does Indian preference apply to services, activities, programs, and functions performed under a self-governance AFA?
§ 1000.407 - Do the wage and labor standards in the Davis-Bacon Act apply to Tribes and Tribal Consortia?
Prompt Payment Act
§ 1000.409 - Does the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3901) apply to a non-BIA, non-Indian program AFA?
Supply Sources
§ 1000.408 - Can a Tribe/Consortium use Federal supply sources in the performance of an AFA?
Subpart R - Appeals
§ 1000.420 - What does “Title-I eligible programs” mean in this subpart?
§ 1000.421 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 1000.422 - How must disputes be handled?
§ 1000.423 - Are there any decisions that are not administratively appealable under this subpart?
§ 1000.424 - Does a Tribe/Consortium have a right to an informal conference to resolve any disputes?
§ 1000.425 - How does a Tribe/Consortium request an informal conference?
§ 1000.426 - How is an informal conference held?
§ 1000.427 - What happens after the informal conference?
§ 1000.428 - How may a Tribe/Consortium appeal a decision made after the AFA or compact or amendment to an AFA or compact has been signed?
§ 1000.429 - What statutes and regulations govern resolution of disputes concerning signed AFAs or compacts that are appealed to the CBCA?
§ 1000.430 - Who handles appeals regarding reassumption for imminent jeopardy?
§ 1000.431 - Does the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) apply to appeals under this subpart?
§ 1000.432 - To whom may a Tribe appeal a decision made before the AFA or an amendment to the AFA or compact is signed?
§ 1000.433 - When and how must a Tribe/Consortium appeal an adverse pre-award decision?
§ 1000.434 - When must the bureau head (or appropriate Assistant Secretary) issue a final decision in the pre-award appeal?
§ 1000.435 - When and how will the Assistant Secretary respond to an appeal by a Tribe/Consortium?
§ 1000.436 - How may a Tribe/Consortium seek reconsideration of the Secretary's decision involving a self-governance compact?
§ 1000.437 - When will the Secretary respond to a request for reconsideration of a decision involving a self-governance compact?
§ 1000.438 - May Tribes/Consortia appeal Department decisions to a Federal court?
Subpart S - Conflicts of Interest
§ 1000.460 - What is an organizational conflict of interest?
§ 1000.461 - What must a Tribe/Consortium do if an organizational conflict of interest arises under an AFA?
§ 1000.462 - When must a Tribe/Consortium regulate its employees or subcontractors to avoid a personal conflict of interest?
§ 1000.463 - What types of personal conflicts of interest involving tribal officers, employees or subcontractors would have to be regulated by a Tribe/Consortium?
§ 1000.464 - What personal conflicts of interest must the standards of conduct regulate?
§ 1000.465 - May a Tribe/Consortium negotiate AFA provisions on conflicts of interest to take the place of this subpart?
Appendix A to Part 1000 - Model Compact of Self-Governance Between the Tribe and the Department of the Interior