(a) To initiate the negotiation phase, an authorized official of the newly selected Tribe/Consortium submits a written request to negotiate an AFA as indicated in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
the Tribe/
Consortium should and the request
For a . . . submit the request should identify .
(1) BIA program................. the Director, OSG. the lead
negotiator(s) for
the Tribe/
Consortium.(2) Non-BIA program............. the bureau the lead
representative negotiator(s) for
designated to the Tribe/
respond to the Consortium and
Tribe's/ the specific
Consortium's program(s) that
request for the Tribe/
information. Consortium seeks
to negotiate.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) The Tribal/Consortium official must submit the information required by paragraph (a) of this section by the deadline shown in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of tribe/ Submission
(1) BIA......................... Fiscal year....... April 1.(2) BIA......................... Calendar year..... May 1.(3) Non-BIA..................... Fiscal year or May 1*.
calendar year.------------------------------------------------------------------------* The request may be submitted later than this date where the bureau and
the Tribe/Consortium agree that administration for a partial year
funding agreement is feasible.