tribal-affairs · Bureau of Indian Affairs · Published 2015-10-19 · Effective 2015-11-18 · 80 FR 63094
Document
Document number
2015-26176
Federal Register citation
80 FR 63094
CFR reference
25 CFR 81
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
tribal-affairs
Sub-agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Publication date
2015-10-19
Effective date
2015-11-18
Interior docket
156A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G
Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is amending its regulations governing Secretarial elections and procedures for tribal members to petition for Secretarial elections. This rule reflects changes in the law and the requirement that regulations be written in plain language. The rule also clarifies how tribes may remove Secretarial election requirements from their governing documents.