# 25 CFR § 224.51: What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 224.51
- **Heading:** What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS > PART 224—TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT > Subpart B—Procedures for Obtaining Tribal Energy Resource Agreements > Pre-application Consultation and the Form of Application

## Text

(a) A Tribe interested in entering into a TERA should request a pre-application consultation by writing to the Secretary. The request should include the name and contact information for the Designated Tribal Official who will coordinate scheduling with the Secretary.
(b) Upon receiving a pre-application consultation request, the Secretary will contact the Designated Tribal Official within 30 days to schedule a pre-application consultation meeting. The Secretary may also initiate pre-application discussions with the Tribal governing body.
(c) At the pre-application consultation meeting, the Tribe and the Secretary may discuss any of the matters related to a future application including, but not limited to:
(1) The application process;
(2) The potential scope of the Tribe's future application, including any regulatory or administrative activities that the Tribe anticipates exercising;
(3) The required content of an application for a TERA;
(4) The energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing;
(5) The Tribe's capacity to manage and regulate the energy resource development the Tribe identifies;
(6) Potential opportunities for funding capacity-building and other activities related to the energy resource the Tribe anticipates developing under a TERA; and
(7) Any other matters applicable to this part, the Act, and the Tribe.
[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [25 CFR § 224.51 § 224.51 What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.51.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.52 § 224.52 What may a Tribe include in a TERA?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.52.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.53 § 224.53 What must an application for a TERA contain?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.53.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.54 § 224.54 How must a Tribe submit an application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.54.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.55 § 224.55 Is information a Tribe submits throughout the TERA process under this part subject to disclosure to third parties?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.55.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.56 § 224.56 What is the effect of the Secretary's receipt of a qualified Tribe's complete application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.56.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.57 § 224.57 What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.57.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.58 § 224.58 What is an application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.58.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.59 § 224.59 How will the Secretary use the results of the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.59.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.60 § 224.60 What will the Secretary provide to the Tribe after the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.60.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.61 § 224.61 What will the Tribe provide to the Secretary after receipt of the Secretary's report on the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.61.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.62 § 224.62 May a final proposed TERA differ from the original proposed TERA?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.62.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.63 § 224.63 What provisions must a TERA contain?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.63.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.64 § 224.64 How may a Tribe assume management of development of different types of energy resources?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.64.md)

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