25 CFR § 224.57 - What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s224.57"
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title: "25 CFR § 224.57 - What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "224.57"
section_name: "What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "224"
part_name: "TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "224"
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# 224.57 What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?

(a) Upon receiving an application for a TERA, the Secretary must:

(1) Promptly notify the Designated Tribal Official in writing that the Secretary has received the application and the date it was received;

(2) Within 30 days from the date of receiving the application, determine whether the application is complete; and

(3) Take the following actions:

| If the Secretary determines that . . . | Then the Secretary must . . . |
| --- | --- |
| (i) The application is complete | (A) Issue a written notice and a request for an application consultation meeting to the Designated Tribal Official; and(B) Identify in the written notice any financial assistance available from the Secretary to assist in implementing the TERA, including environmental review of individual projects; and(C) If appropriate, notify other Departmental bureaus and offices of receiving the application and provide copies. |
| (ii) The application is not complete | (A) Issue a written notice to the Designated Tribal Official that the application is not complete;(B) Specify the additional information the Tribe is required to submit to make the application complete; and(C) Start the 270-day review period only when the Secretary receives a complete application. |

(b) Unless the Secretary notifies the Designated Tribal Official during the 30-day review period that the application is not complete, the application is presumed to be complete and the 270-day review period under 25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(A) of the Act will begin as of the date that the application was received.

[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]