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25 CFR 1000.2625: What record must the Secretary maintain following a consultation with Tribes and Consortia?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT
- Subpart T—Tribal Consultation Process
(a) The Secretary shall maintain a record of a consultation with Tribes or Consortia that includes:
(1) A summary of Tribal or Consortia input received;
(2) A general explanation of how Tribes or Consortia input influenced or was incorporated into the agency action; and
(3) If relevant, the general reasoning for why suggestions from Tribes or Consortia were not incorporated into the agency action or why consensus could not be attained.
(b) The Secretary shall timely disclose the outcome of a consultation and decisions made as a result of the consultation.
(c) The record of consultation does not waive any privilege or other exception to disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act or its implementing regulations.
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