25 CFR § 2.711 - May the decision deadline be extended?

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title: "25 CFR § 2.711 - May the decision deadline be extended?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "2.711"
section_name: "May the decision deadline be extended?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_name: "APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1457; 25 U.S.C. 9; 5 U.S.C. 301."
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# 2.711 May the decision deadline be extended?

Yes. A reviewing official may, for good cause and with notice to the interested parties and the LBO, extend the deadline for the reviewing official's decision one time, for no more than an additional 30 days.