{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1000.1015","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1000.1015","heading":"Is it mandatory to go through the information phase before initiating the negotiation phase?","body":"No, a Tribe/Consortium may go directly to the negotiation phase.","path":["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 H—Negotiation Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"5b22538dc888f8a72e5006217bb2dd5c74c2fbde3467d73e5d3d8a3e8b595a42","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1000.1010","next":"us/25-cfr-1000.1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}