25 CFR § 2.202 - Who decides administrative appeals?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s2.202"
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title: "25 CFR § 2.202 - Who decides administrative appeals?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "2.202"
section_name: "Who decides administrative appeals?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1457; 25 U.S.C. 9; 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 53779, Aug. 9, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2.202 Who decides administrative appeals?

Except where a specific section of this part sets out a different appellate hierarchy, table 1 to this section identifies the reviewing officials for appeals under this part:

Table 1 to § 2.202

| Official issuing the decision | Reviewing official or IBIA |
| --- | --- |
| Agency Superintendent or Field Representative, BIA | Regional Director, BIA. |
| Regional Director, BIA | IBIA. |
| District Commander, OLES | Deputy Director BIA, Office of Justice Services (OJS). |
| Deputy Director, BIA | Director, BIA. |
| Director, BIA | IBIA. |
| Principal of a Bureau operated School | Education Program Administrator. |
| Education Program Administrator | Associate Deputy Director, BIE. |
| Associate Deputy Director, BIE | Director, BIE. |
| President of a Bureau operated Post-Secondary School | Director, BIE. |
| Director, BIE | AS-IA. |
| BTFA decision-maker | Director, BTFA. |
| Director of: OIG; IED; OSG | Appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; Director, BTFA | AS-IA. |