Code of Federal Regulations Title 25. Indians § 25.1000.15 How many additional Tribes/Consortia may participate in self-governance per year?

(a) Sections 402(b) and (c) of the Act authorize the Director to select up to 50 additional Indian Tribes per year from an “applicant pool”. A Consortium of Indian Tribes counts as one Tribe for purposes of calculating the 50 additional Tribes per year.

(b) Any signatory Tribe that signed a compact and AFA under the Tribal Self–Governance Demonstration project may negotiate its own compact and AFA in accordance with this subpart without being counted against the 50–Tribe limitation in any given year.