[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR276.2]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 276--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 276.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    (a) Advance by Treasury check means a payment made by a Treasury 
check to a grantee upon its request or through the use of predetermined 
payment schedules before payments are made by the grantee.
    (b) Date of completion means the date when all work under a grant is 
completed or the date in the grant award document, or any supplement or 
amendment thereto, on which Federal assistance ends.
    (c) Disallowed costs means those charges to a grant which the Bureau 
or its representative determines to be unallowable.
    (d) Economic enterprise means any commercial, industrial, 
agricultural or business activity that is at least 51 percent Indian 
owned, established or organized for the purpose of profit.
    (e) Excess property means property under the control of the Bureau 
which, as determined by the Commissioner, is no longer required for its 
needs.
    (f) Expendable personal property means all tangible personal 
property other than nonexpendable property.
    (g) Grant closeout means the process by which the Bureau determines 
that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of the 
grant have been completed by the grantee and the Bureau.
    (h) Grantee means the entity which is responsible for administration 
of the grant.
    (i) Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, rancheria, 
pueblo,

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colony or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or 
village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) which is federally 
recognized as eligible by the United States Government through the 
Secretary for the special programs and services provided by the 
Secretary to Indians because of their status as Indians.
    (j) Letter of credit means an instrument certified by an authorized 
official of the Bureau which authorizes a grantee to draw funds when 
needed from the Treasury, through a Regional Disbursing Office, in 
accordance with the provisions of Treasury Circular No. 1075 as modified 
and supplemented by a memorandum of understanding between the Bureau of 
Government Financial Operation, Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of the Interior.
    (k) Nonexpendable personal property means tangible personal property 
having useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $300 
or more per unit. A grantee may use its own definition of nonexpendable 
personal property provided that such definition would at least include 
all tangible personal property as defined above.
    (l) Personal property means property of any kind except real 
property. It may be tangible--having physical existence, or intangible--
having no physical existence, such as patents, inventions, and 
copyrights.
    (m) Real property means land, land improvements, structures and 
appurtenances thereto, excluding removable personal property, machinery 
and equipment.
    (n) Reimbursement by Treasury check means a payment made to a 
grantee with a Treasury check upon request for reimbursement from the 
grantee.
    (o) Suspension of a grant means an action by the Bureau which 
temporarily suspends assistance under the grant pending corrective 
action by the grantee or pending decision to terminate the grant by the 
Bureau.
    (p) Termination of a grant means the cancellation of Federal 
assistance, in whole or in part, under a grant at any time prior to the 
date of completion.
    (q) Tribal government, tribal governing body, and tribal council 
means the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe.
    (r) Tribal organization means the recognized governing body of any 
Indian tribe or any legally established organization of Indians which is 
controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or bodies of 
which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian 
community to be served by such organization and which includes the 
maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities.