25 C.F.R. Subpart A—Definitions, Scope of the Vocational Training Program and Information Collection
Title 25 - Indians
(a) Agency office means the current organization unit of the Bureau which provides direct services to the governing body or bodies and members of one or more specified Indian tribes. (b) Appeal means a written request for correction of an action or decision claimed to violate a person's legal rights or privileges as provided in part 2 of this chapter. (c) Applicant means an individual applying under this part. (d) Application means the process through which a request is made for assistance or services. (e) Area Director means the Bureau official in charge of an Area Office or his/her authorized representative. (f) Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs or his/her authorized representative. (g) Contract office means the office established by a tribe or tribes who have a contract to administer the adult vocational training program. (h) Full time institutional training is: (1) An institutional trade or technical course offered on a clock-hour basis below the college level, involving shop practices as an integral part thereof when a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week of attendance is required with not more than 2 (2) An institutional vocational course offered on a clock-hour basis below the college level in which theoretical or classroom instruction predominates when a minimum of twenty-five (25) hours per week net of instruction is required, or (3) An institutional undergraduate vocational course offered by a college or university on a quarter or semester-hour basis when a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours or its equivalent is required. (i) Indian means any person of Indian or Alaska native descent who is an enrolled member of any of those tribes listed or eligible to be listed in the (j) Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as having special rights and responsibilities and is recognized as eligible for the services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. (k) Near reservation means those areas or communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Assistant Secretary upon recommendation of the local Bureau superintendent, which recommendation shall be based upon agreement with the tribal governing body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial assistance and/or social services, on the basis of such general criteria as: (1) Number of Indian people native to the reservation residing in the area, (2) Geographical proximity of the area to the reservation, and (3) Administrative feasibility of providing an adequate level of services to the area. The Assistant Secretary shall designate each area and publish the designations in the (l) Reservation means any bounded geographical area established or created by treaty, statute, executive order or as interpreted by court decision and over which a Federally recognized Indian tribal entity may exercise certain jurisdiction. (m) Superintendent means the Superintendent or Officer in Charge of any of the Agency offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or his/her authorized representative. (n) Tribal governing body means the recognized entity empowered to exercise the governmental authority of a Federally recognized tribe. The purpose of the vocational training program is to assist Indian people to acquire the job skills necessary for full time satisfactory employment. Within that framework, the program provides testing, vocational counseling or guidance to assist program participants to make career choices relating personal assets to training option and availability of jobs in the labor market. The program provides for full time institutional training in any vocational or trade school as provided in §27.7. Apprenticeship and on-the-job training are also provided. Institutional, apprenticeship, or on-the-job training courses shall not exceed twenty-four (24) months in length, with the exception that Registered Nurses training may be for periods not to exceed thirty-six (36) months. Individual program recipients may not receive more than twenty-four (24) months of full-time training, except that Registered Nursing students may receive not more than thirty-six (36) months of training. The information collection requirements contained in §§27.4, 27.6 and 27.9 have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3504(h) and are assigned clearance numbers 1076–0062, 1076–0063 and 1076–0069. Information necessary for an application for vocational training assistance will be submitted on an application form which may be obtained at a local Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency or tribal program contractor office. This information is being collected for the purpose of applying for Federal assistance. The information will be used to determine if an Indian individual is eligible to participate in this program and to determine the amount of assistance needed. The obligation to respond is a requirement to obtain the benefits.
Title 25: Indians
PART 27—VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ADULT INDIANS
Subpart A—Definitions, Scope of the Vocational Training Program and Information Collection
§ 27.1 Definitions.
§ 27.2 Scope of the vocational training program.
§ 27.3 Information collection.
