As used in this subpart:
(a) Academic term means a semester, trimester, or other such period (not less than six (6) weeks in duration) into which the college normally subdivides its academic year, but does not include a summer term.
(b) Academic year means a twelve month period established by the college and approved by the Director of Education as the annual period for the operation of the college's education programs.
(c) The Act means the Navajo Community College Act of December 15, 1971 (Pub. L. 92-189, 85 Stat. 646) as amended by the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95-471, title II, 92 Stat. 1329, 25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
(d) Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior or his/her duly authorized representative.
(e) College means the institution known as Navajo Community College established by the Navajo Tribe.
(f) Director of Education means the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or his/her duly authorized representative.
(g) Full time equivalent or FTE means the number of Indian students (1) enrolled full-time for an entire academic term at the College, calculated on the basis of registrations as in effect at the conclusion of the sixth week of an academic term, plus (2) the full-time equivalent of the number of other Indian students who are enrolled part-time for an entire academic term at the College (determined on the basis of the quotient of the sum of credit hours for which all such part-time students are registered during such academic term divided by (12)), calculated on the basis of registrations as in effect at the conclusion of the sixth week of an academic term. The formula for calculating the Indian FTE for an academic term is expressed mathematically as FTE=FT+PTCR/12 where FT is the number of full time Indian students (those carrying 12 or more credit hours at the end of the sixth week of the academic term) and PTCR is the number of credit hours for which part-time Indian students are registered at the end of the sixth week of an academic term.
(h) Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe and is eligible to receive services from the Secretary of the Interior because of his/her status as an Indian.
(i) Indian Tribe means an Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, rancheria, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native Village or Regional or Village Corporation as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(j) Operating and Maintenance Expenses of Education Programs means the obligation and expenditures by the College for post-secondary education activities including administration, instruction, attendance, health and other student services, operation, maintenance and repair of plant, and fixed charges, and other related expenses, but not including obligations or expenditures for the acquisition or construction of academic facilities (as defined in Sec. 41.3(l) of subpart A).