(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:
For a . . .
| the Tribe/Consortium should submit the
request to . . .
| and the request should identify . . .
|
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(1) BIA program | the Director, OSG. | the lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium.
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(2) Non-BIA program | the bureau representative designated to respond to the Tribe's/Consortium's request for information | the lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium and the specific program(s) that the Tribe/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
program
| Type of tribe/consortium
| Submission deadline
|
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(1) BIA | Fiscal year | April 1.
|
(2) BIA | Calendar year | May 1.
|
(3) Non-BIA | Fiscal year or calendar year | May 1*.
|