§ 224.51. What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?
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(a)A Tribe interested in entering into a TERA should request a pre-application consultation by writing to the Secretary. The request should include the name and contact information for the Designated Tribal Official who will coordinate scheduling with the Secretary.
(b)Upon receiving a pre-application consultation request, the Secretary will contact the Designated Tribal Official within 30 days to schedule a pre-application consultation meeting. The Secretary may also initiate pre-application discussions with the Tribal governing body.
(c)At the pre-application consultation meeting, the Tribe and the Secretary may discuss any of the matters related to a future application including, but not limited to:
(1)The application process;
(2)The potential scope of the Tribe's future application, including any regulatory or administrative activities that the Tribe anticipates exercising;
(3)The required content of an application for a TERA;
(4)The energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing;
(5)The Tribe's capacity to manage and regulate the energy resource development the Tribe identifies;
(6)Potential opportunities for funding capacity-building and other activities related to the energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing under a TERA; and
(7)Any other matters applicable to this part, the Act, and the Tribe. \[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019\]