[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 25CFR122.5]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 122_MANAGEMENT OF OSAGE JUDGMENT FUNDS FOR EDUCATION--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 122.5  Selection/nomination process for committee members.

    (a) Selection of the five (5) OTEC members shall be made by the 
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the following:
    (1) Any adult person of Osage Indian blood who is an allottee or a 
descendant of an allottee is eligible to serve on the Osage Tribal 
Education Committee.
    (2) Nominees for committee membership shall include a brief 
statement of interest and qualifications for serving on the committee.
    (b) Nominations may be made by any Osage organization, including the 
Osage village communities of Greyhorse, Hominy and Pawhuska, by 
requesting its candidates to follow procedures outlined in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section.
    (c) Nominations shall be delivered by registered mail to the 
following address: Osage Tribal Education Committee, c/o Area Education 
Programs Administrator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office--
Room 152, 5th & W, Okmulgee, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401.
    (d) A Nominee Selection Committee composed of OTEC members so 
designated by the Assistant Secretary will review all nominations. Upon 
completion of this process, the Nominee Selection Committee will forward 
its recommendations for final consideration to the Assistant Secretary.
    (e) Each member shall be sworn in for a four year term. At the 
discretion of the Assistant Secretary, members may succeed themselves 
with a recommendation for reappointment from the Nominee Selection 
Committee.
    (f) The Assistant Secretary may, until a vacancy is filled, appoint 
an individual to serve for a temporary period not to exceed 120 days.