25 CFR § 2.505 - When will the reviewing official issue a decision on an appeal?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s2.505"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 2.505 - When will the reviewing official issue a decision on an appeal?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "2.505"
section_name: "When will the reviewing official issue a decision on 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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# 2.505 When will the reviewing official issue a decision on an appeal?
(a) The reviewing official (other than the IBIA) will issue a written decision, including the basis for the decision, within 90 days after the latest of:
(1) The filing of the statement of reasons;
(2) The filing of any responses, replies, or supplemental briefs under §§ 2.209 through 2.212; or
(3) The filing of any comments on additional material under § 2.504(b).
(b) A reviewing official (other than the IBIA) may, for good cause and with notice to the decision-maker and participants, extend the deadline for the official's decision one time by no more than 90 days.