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25 CFR 900.29: What is the Secretary required to do if the Secretary decides to decline all or a portion of a proposal?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- PART 900—CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT
- Subpart E—Declination Procedures
If the Secretary decides to decline all or a severable portion of a proposal, the Secretary is required:
(a) To advise the Indian tribe or tribal organization in writing of the Secretary's objections, including a specific finding that clearly demonstrates that (or that is supported by a controlling legal authority that) one of the conditions set forth in § 900.22 exists, together with a detailed explanation of the reason for the decision to decline the proposal and, within 20 days, any documents relied on in making the decision; and
(b) To advise the Indian tribe or tribal organization in writing of the rights described in § 900.31.
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