[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 25CFR41.27]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 41_GRANTS TO TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND NAVAJO 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B_Navajo Community College
 
Sec. 41.27  General provisions.

    The general requirements for grant administration in this section 
are applicable to all grants provided under this subpart to the Navajo 
Community College.
    (a) Services or assistance provided to Indians by the College with 
the financial assistance provided under this subpart shall be provided 
in a fair and uniform manner, and admission to the College shall not be 
denied any Indian student because such individual is not a member of a 
specific Indian tribe or because such individual is a member of a 
specific Indian tribe.
    (b) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subpart, the College 
shall comply with part 276 of this title, subject to express waiver of 
specific inappropriate provisions of part 276 that may be granted, after 
request and justification by the College by the Assistant Secretary.
    (c) In addition to any other right the college may have under this 
subpart, the College shall have the right to appeal any adverse decision 
of the Director of Education under a grant agreement to the Assistant 
Secretary by filing written notice of appeal with the Assistant 
Secretary within thirty (30) days of the adverse decision. Within thirty 
(30) days after receiving notice of appeal, the Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct a formal hearing at which time the College may present 
evidence and argument to support its appeal. Within thirty (30) days of 
the hearing, the Assistant Secretary shall issue a written ruling on the 
appeal confirming, modifying or reversing the decision of the Director 
of Education. In the case of a ruling not reversing the Director of 
Education's decision, the Assistant Secretary shall state in detail the 
basis for his/her ruling. The ruling of the Assistant Secretary on an 
appeal shall be final for the Department of the Interior.