{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1001.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1001.3","heading":"Priority ranking for negotiations.","body":"In addition to the eligibility criteria identified above, a tribe or consortium of tribes seeking priority ranking for negotiations must submit a description of the efforts of the tribe or consortium to seek to enter negotiations and/or prepare for operations under the self-governance option. This narrative should identify any activities that the tribe has pursued, carefully identifying and documenting the dates involved, including, but not limited to, the following:\n(a) Prior planning activities related to self-governance, noting the source of funding for the planning activity and whether or not it was sanctioned by the Office of Self-Governance (OSG), including documentation as applicable.\n(b) Prior efforts to secure planning and/or negotiation grants.\n(c) Meetings with the OSG or other Departmental offices in which the tribe expressed an interest in participating in the Self-Governance Project.\n(d) Correspondence between the tribe and the Department in which the tribe has expressed an interest in participating in the Self-Governance Project.\n(e) All actions of the tribal governing body related to participating in the self-governance option.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 1001—SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM"],"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":"55d13942b0fff38e1fa6f381a416d2fd2d96fa2b782b13c6f6e1decdf4dd5321","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1001.2","next":"us/25-cfr-1001.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}