Financial Assistance and Social Services Programs; Burial Assistance
other · US Department of the Interior · Published 2016-03-01 · Effective 2016-04-15 · 81 FR 10475
Document
Document number
2016-04335
Federal Register citation
81 FR 10475
CFR reference
25 CFR 20
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
Publication date
2016-03-01
Effective date
2016-04-15
Interior docket
167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G
Abstract
Current regulations allow for burial assistance for eligible indigent Indians but require submission of the application within 30 days of the Indian's death. This rule would extend the deadline for filing an application to 180 days to address hardships resulting from the current short timeframe.