[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 25, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 25CFR900.25] [Page 997] TITLE 25--INDIANS CHAPTER V--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 900_CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT--Table of Contents Subpart E_Declination Procedures Sec. 900.25 What if only a portion of a proposal raises one of the five declination criteria? The Secretary must approve any severable portion of a proposal that does not support a declination finding described in Sec. 900.20, subject to any alteration in the scope of the proposal that the Secretary and the Indian tribe or tribal organization approve.