Section 1000.21 - Under what circumstances are waivers of the environmental review procedures available to tribes?A tribe or recipient may request that the Secretary waive the requirements under section 105 of NAHASDA. The Secretary may grant the waiver if the Secretary determines that a failure on the part of a recipient to comply with provisions of this section:
(a) Will not frustrate the goals of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other provision of law that furthers the goals of that Act;(b) Does not threaten the health or safety of the community involved by posing an immediate or long-term hazard to residents of that community;(c) Is a result of inadvertent error, including an incorrect or incomplete certification provided under section 105(c)(1) of NAHASDA; and(d) May be corrected through the sole action of the recipient. 77 FR 71522 , Dec. 3, 2012