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Code of Federal Regulations Title 25. Indians § 25.36.104 What are the requirements for heating, ventilation, cooling and lighting at dormitories?

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) All dormitories must be designed to meet or exceed the standards for heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting set out in the building codes in the Bureau of Indian Affairs “School Facilities Design Handbook,” dated March 30, 2007, written and published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Facilities Management and Construction. The Director of the Federal Register has approved this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, the Bureau of Indian Affairs must publish notice of change in the Federal Register and the material must be available to the public

(1) You may obtain a copy of the Handbook at http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xraca/documents/text/idc008030.pdf. You can get answers to your questions from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Facilities Management and Construction at:  1011 Indian School Road NW., Suite 335, Albuquerque, NM 87103;  email:  OFECT@bia.gov;  Web site:  http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS–IA/OFECR/index.htm.

(2) You may inspect the Handbook at the Department of the Interior Library, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW., Room 1151, Washington, DC 20240;  telephone:  (202) 208–3796. It is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030 or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

(b) If an existing dormitory does not comply with the standards in paragraph (a) of this section, we will classify the discrepancy as “deferred capital maintenance” for purposes of prioritizing correction of the discrepancy.

(c) The Bureau must publish in the Federal Register any proposal to change which building codes are included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs “School Facilities Design Handbook” or any successor document, and allow 120 days for public comment and consultation.

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