(a) To initiate the negotiation phase, an authorized official of the newly selected Tribe/Consortium submits a written request to negotiate an AFA as indicated in the following table:

For a . . . the Tribe/Consortium should submit the
request to . . .
and the request should identify . . .
(1) BIA programthe Director, OSG.the lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium.
(2) Non-BIA programthe bureau representative designated to respond to the Tribe’s/Consortium’s request for informationthe lead negotiator(s) for the Tribe/Consortium and the specific program(s) that the Tribe/Consortium seeks to negotiate.

(b) The Tribal/Consortium official must submit the information required by paragraph (a) of this section by the deadline shown in the following table:

Type of
program
Type of tribe/consortium Submission deadline
(1) BIAFiscal yearApril 1.
(2) BIACalendar yearMay 1.
(3) Non-BIAFiscal year or calendar yearMay 1*.

* The request may be submitted later than this date where the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium agree that administration for a partial year funding agreement is feasible.