How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?
25 C.F.R. § 1000.222
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01To obtain a waiver, the Tribe/Consortium must:
(a) Submit a written request from the designated Tribal official to the Director for BIA programs or the appropriate bureau/office director for non-BIA programs;
(b) Identify the regulation to be waived and the reasons for the request;
(c) Identify the programs to which the waiver would apply;
(d) Identify what provisions, if any, would be substituted in the AFA for the regulation to be waived; and
(e) When applicable, identify the effect of the waiver on any trust programs or resources.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-25.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
