25 CFR § 170.457 - Can a Tribe appeal a denial?

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title: "25 CFR § 170.457 - Can a Tribe appeal a denial?"
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title_name: "Indians"
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section_name: "Can a Tribe appeal a denial?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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# 170.457 Can a Tribe appeal a denial?

Yes. Tribes may appeal the denial of a design exception to: FHWA Office of Federal Lands Highway, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., HFL-1, Washington, DC 20590. If FHWA denies a design exception, the Tribe may appeal the decision Office of the FHWA Administrator, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., HOA-1, Washington, DC 20590.