Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 25  /  Part 1000  /  Sec. 1000.34 What happens if there is a dispute between the Consortium

(a) At least 15 days before the 90-day Congressional review period of the next AFA, the Consortium, OSG, bureau, and the withdrawing Tribe must reach an agreement on the amount of funding and other issues associated with the program or programs involved.

(b) If agreement is not reached:

(1) For BIA and OIEP programs, at least 5 days before the 90-day Congressional review, the Director must make a decision on the funding or other issues involved.

(2) For non-BIA programs, the bureau head will make a decision on the funding or other issues involved.

(c) A copy of the decision made under paragraph (b) of this section must be distributed in accordance with the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

then a copy of the decision

(1) A BIA program...................... BIA regional director, the

Deputy Commissioner of Indian

Affairs, the withdrawing

Tribe, and the Consortium.(2) An OIEP program.................... the OIEP line officer, the

Director of OIEP, the

withdrawing Tribe, and the

Consortium.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Any decision made under paragraph (b) of this section is appealable under subpart R of this part.