§224.51. What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?
25 C.F.R. § 224.51
A Tribe interested in entering into a TERA should request a pre-application consultation by writing to the Secretary. The request should include the name and contact information for the Designated Tribal Official who will coordinate scheduling with the Secretary.
Upon receiving a pre-application consultation request, the Secretary will contact the Designated Tribal Official within 30 days to schedule a pre-application consultation meeting. The Secretary may also initiate pre-application discussions with the Tribal governing body.
At the pre-application consultation meeting, the Tribe and the Secretary may discuss any of the matters related to a future application including, but not limited to:
The application process;
The potential scope of the Tribe's future application, including any regulatory or administrative activities that the Tribe anticipates exercising;
The required content of an application for a TERA;
The energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing;
The Tribe's capacity to manage and regulate the energy resource development the Tribe identifies;
Potential opportunities for funding capacity-building and other activities related to the energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing under a TERA; and
Any other matters applicable to this part, the Act, and the Tribe.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]
Authority
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325.
Source
Source: 73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]