{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-163.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 163.16","heading":"Forest product sales without advertisement.","body":"(a) Sales of forest products may be made without advertisement to Indians or non-Indians with the consent of the authorized tribal representatives for tribal forest products or with the consent of the beneficial owners of a majority Indian interest of individually owned Indian land, and the approval of the Secretary when:\n(1) Forest products are to be cut in conjunction with the granting of a right-of-way;\n(2) Granting an authorized occupancy;\n(3) Tribal forest products are to be purchased by an Indian tribal forest enterprise;\n(4) It is impractical to secure competition by formal advertising procedures;\n(5) It must be cut to protect the forest from injury; or\n(6) Otherwise specifically authorized by law.\n(b) The approving officer shall establish a documented record of each negotiated transaction. This will include:\n(1) A written determination and finding that the transaction is a type allowing use of negotiation procedures;\n(2) The extent of solicitation and competition, or a statement of the facts upon which a finding of impracticability of securing competition is based; and\n(3) A statement of the factors on which the award is based, including a determination as to the reasonability of the price accepted.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 163—GENERAL FORESTRY REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Forest Management and Operations"],"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":"ca2166c46328e43a288720d9c22b5efac848338962fc03a8c784b744e3456d58","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-163.15","next":"us/25-cfr-163.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}