[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR286.70]

[Page 187]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 286--TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart C--Tribal TANF Plan Content and Processing
 
Sec. 286.70  Who submits a Tribal Family Assistance Plan?

    (a) A TFAP must be submitted by the chief executive officer of the 
Indian tribe and be accompanied by a Tribal resolution supporting the 
TFAP.
    (b) A TFAP from a consortium must be forwarded under the signature 
of the chief executive officer of the consortium and be accompanied by 
Tribal resolutions from all participating Tribes that demonstrate each 
individual Tribe's support of the consortium, the delegation of 
decision-making authority to the consortium's governing board, and the 
Tribe's recognition that matters involving operation of the Tribal TANF 
consortium are the express responsibility of the consortium's governing 
board.
    (c) When one of the participating Tribes in a consortium wishes to 
withdraw from the consortium, the Tribe needs to both notify the 
consortium and the Secretary of this fact.
    (1) This notification must be made at least 120 days prior to the 
effective date of the withdrawal.
    (2) The time frame in paragraph (c)(i) of this section is applicable 
only if the Tribe's withdrawal will cause a change to the service area 
or population of the consortium.
    (d) When one of the participating Tribes in a consortium wishes to 
withdraw from the consortium in order to operate its own Tribal TANF 
program, the Tribe needs to submit a Tribal TANF plan that follows the 
requirements at Sec. 286.75 and Sec. 286.165.