[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR170.155]

[Page 535-536]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 170_INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B_Indian Reservation Roads Program Policy and Eligibility
 
Sec. 170.155  What is the IRR Program Coordinating Committee?

    (a) Under this part, the Secretaries will establish an IRR Program 
Coordinating Committee that:
    (1) Provides input and recommendations to BIA and FHWA in developing 
IRR Program policies and procedures; and
    (2) Supplements government-to-government consultation by 
coordinating with and obtaining input from tribes, BIA, and FHWA.
    (b) The Committee consists of 12 tribal regional representatives 
(one from each BIA Region) and two non-voting Federal representatives 
(FHWA and BIA). The Secretary of the Interior will select one alternate 
tribal member

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from each BIA Region to attend committee meetings in the absence of the 
regional representative.
    (c) The Secretary must select regional tribal representatives and 
alternates from nominees officially selected by the region's tribes.
    (1) To the extent possible, the Secretary must make the selection so 
that there is representation from a broad cross-section of large, 
medium, and small tribes.
    (2) Each tribal representative must be a tribal governmental 
official or employee with authority to act for the tribal government.
    (d) For purposes of continuity, the Secretary will appoint the 
initial tribal representative and alternate from each BIA region to 
either a 1-, 2-, or 3-year term so that only one-third of the tribal 
representatives and alternates change every year. Thereafter, all 
appointments must be for a term of 3 years.
    (e) The Secretary of the Interior will provide guidance regarding 
the replacement of representatives should the need arise.