25 CFR § 2.203 - How long do I have to file an appeal?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s2.203"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 2.203 - How long do I have to file an appeal?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "2.203"
section_name: "How long do I have to file an appeal?"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "2"
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# 2.203 How long do I have to file an appeal?
(a) You have 30 days after you receive a copy of the decision you are appealing to file a Notice of Appeal, except as provided in § 2.104(b).
(b) We will presume that you have received notice of the decision 10 days after the date that the decision was mailed to you, if the decision-maker mailed the document to the last address the decision-maker has on file for you.
(c) If the reviewing official receives proof that the document was delivered before the expiration of the 10-day period, you are presumed to have received notice on the date of delivery, and you have 30 days from that date to file an appeal.