---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 170.463"
title: "25"
number: "170.463"
heading: "What if a design deficiency is identified?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/170.463"
---

# §170.463. What if a design deficiency is identified?


If the Secretaries identify a design deficiency that may jeopardize public health and safety if the facility is completed, they must:

- (a) Immediately notify the Tribe of the design deficiency and request that the Tribe promptly resolve the deficiency under the standards in [§ 170.454](/cfr/25/170.454.md); and
- (b) For a BIA-prepared PS&E package, promptly resolve the deficiency under the standards in [§ 170.454](/cfr/25/170.454.md) and notify the Tribe of the required design changes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 112-141, Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 78463, Nov. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.