(a) Upon receiving an application for a TERA, the Director must:
(1) Promptly notify the Designated Tribal Official in writing that the Director has received the application and the date it was received;
(2) Within 30 days from the date of receiving the application, determine whether the application is complete; and
(3) Take the following actions: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) The application is complete........ (A) Issue a written notice and
(A) Issue a written notice and
a request for an application
consultation meeting to the
Designated Tribal Official;
and
(B) If appropriate, notify
other Departmental bureaus and
offices of receiving the
application and provide
(A) Issue a written notice to
the Designated Tribal Official
that the application is not
complete;
(B) Specify the additional
information the tribe is
required to submit to make the
application complete; and
(C) Start the 270-day review
period only when the Director
receives a complete
application.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Unless the Director notifies the Designated Tribal Official during the 30-day review period that the application is not complete, the application is presumed to be complete and the 270-day review period under 25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(A) of the Act will begin as of the date that the application was received.
Application Consultation Meeting