§ 1000.220 What regulations apply to self-governance Tribes?
§ 1000.221 Can the Secretary grant a waiver of regulations to a Tribe/Consortium?
§ 1000.222 How does a Tribe/Consortium obtain a waiver?
§ 1000.223 When can a Tribe/Consortium request a waiver of a regulation?
§ 1000.224 How can a Tribe/Consortium expedite the review of a regulation waiver request?
§ 1000.225 Are meetings or discussions mandatory?
§ 1000.226 On what basis may the Secretary deny a waiver request?
§ 1000.227 What happens if the Secretary denies the waiver request?
§ 1000.228 What are examples of waivers prohibited by law?
§ 1000.229 May a Tribe/Consortium propose a substitute for a regulation it wishes to be waived?
§ 1000.230 How is a waiver approval documented for the record?
§ 1000.231 How does a Tribe/Consortium request reconsideration of the Secretary’s denial of a waiver?
§ 1000.232 When must DOI respond to a request for reconsideration?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 25 > Chapter VI > Part 1000 > Subpart J - Waiver of Regulations

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Indian Tribe: as used in this part includes such other authorized Indian Tribe, inter-Tribal consortium, or Tribal organization. See 42 CFR 137.10
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.