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FCC 54.412
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.412 Off reservation Tribal lands designation process.
(a) The Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Native
Affairs and Policy may, upon receipt of a request made in accordance with
the requirements of this section, designate as Tribal lands, for the
purposes of the Lifeline and Tribal Link Up program, areas or communities
that fall outside the boundaries of existing Tribal lands but which maintain
the same characteristics as lands identified as Tribal lands defined as in
§ 54.400(e).
(b) A request for designation must be made to the Commission by a duly
authorized official of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or
Alaska Native Village.
(c) A request for designation must clearly describe a defined geographical
area for which the requesting party seeks designation as Tribal lands.
(d) A request for designation must demonstrate the Tribal character of the
area or community.
(e) A request for designation must provide sufficient evidence of a nexus
between the area or community and the Tribe, and describe in detail how
program support to the area or community would aid the Tribe in serving the
needs and interests of its citizens and further the Commission's goal of
increasing telecommunications access on Tribal lands.
(f) Upon designation by the Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of
Native Affairs and Policy, the area or community described in the
designation shall be considered Tribal lands for the purposes of this
subpart.
[ 77 FR 12972 , Mar. 2, 2012, as amended at 77 FR 38534 , June 28, 2012]
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Goto Section: 54.410 | 54.413
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