No, the Secretary does not have to approve a redesign of a program under the AFA, except when the redesign involves a waiver of a regulation.
The Secretary must approve any waiver, in accordance with subpart J of this part, before redesign takes place.
This section does not authorize redesign of programs where other prohibitions exist.
Redesign shall not result in the Tribe/Consortium being entitled to receive more or less funding for the program from BIA.
Redesign of construction project(s) included in an AFA must be done in accordance with subpart K of this part.