---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.2625"
title: "25"
number: "1000.2625"
heading: "What record must the Secretary maintain following a consultation with Tribes and Consortia?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.2625"
---

# §1000.2625. What record must the Secretary maintain following a consultation with Tribes and Consortia?

- (a) The Secretary shall maintain a record of a consultation with Tribes or Consortia that includes:
  - (1) A summary of Tribal or Consortia input received;
  - (2) A general explanation of how Tribes or Consortia input influenced or was incorporated into the agency action; and
  - (3) If relevant, the general reasoning for why suggestions from Tribes or Consortia were not incorporated into the agency action or why consensus could not be attained.
- (b) The Secretary shall timely disclose the outcome of a consultation and decisions made as a result of the consultation.
- (c) The record of consultation does not waive any privilege or other exception to disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act or its implementing regulations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

Source: 89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.