§ 1000.175 - What is the process for conducting the negotiation phase?

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Within 30 days of receiving a written request to negotiate, the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium will agree to a date to conduct an initial negotiation meeting. Subsequent meetings will be held with reasonable frequency at reasonable times.

Tribe/Consortium and bureau lead negotiators must:

Be authorized to negotiate on behalf of their government; and

Involve all necessary persons in the negotiation process.

Once negotiations have been successfully completed, the bureau and Tribe/Consortium will prepare and either execute or disapprove an AFA within 30 days or by a mutually agreed upon date.