25 CFR § 169.211 - What is the approval process for a mortgage of a right-of-way?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s169.211"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 169.211 - What is the approval process for a mortgage of a right-of-way?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "169.211"
section_name: "What is the approval process for a mortgage of a right-of-way?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "169"
part_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVER INDIAN LAND"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 323-328; 25 U.S.C. 2201"
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72534, Nov. 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "169"
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# 169.211 What is the approval process for a mortgage of a right-of-way?
(a) When we receive a right-of-way mortgage for our approval, we will notify the grantee of the date we receive it. We have 30 days from receipt of the executed mortgage, proof of required consents, and required documentation to approve or disapprove the mortgage. Our determination whether to approve the mortgage will be in writing and will state the basis for our approval or disapproval.
(b) If we do not meet the deadline in this section, the grantee or Indian landowners may take appropriate action under § 169.304.