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Title 25, Part 83 — Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes

55 sections

Section 83.1
What terms are used in this part?
Section 83.2
What is the purpose of the regulations in this part?
Section 83.3
Who does this part apply to?
Section 83.4
Who cannot be acknowledged under this part?
Section 83.5
How does a petitioner obtain Federal acknowledgment under this part?
Section 83.6
What are the Department's duties?
Section 83.7
How does this part apply to documented petitions submitted before August 17, 2015?
Section 83.8
May the deadlines in this part be extended?
Section 83.9
How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect the information collections in this part?
Section 83.10
How will the Department evaluate each of the criteria?
Section 83.11
What are the criteria for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe?
Section 83.12
What are the criteria for a previously federally acknowledged petitioner?
Section 83.20
How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?
Section 83.21
What must a documented petition include?
Section 83.22
What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a documented petition?
Section 83.23
How will OFA determine which documented petition to consider first?
Section 83.24
What opportunity will the petitioner have to respond to comments before OFA reviews the petition?
Section 83.25
Who will OFA notify when it begins review of a documented petition?
Section 83.26
How will OFA review a documented petition?
Section 83.27
What are technical assistance reviews?
Section 83.28
When does OFA review for previous Federal acknowledgment?
Section 83.29
What will OFA consider in its reviews?
Section 83.30
Can a petitioner withdraw its documented petition?
Section 83.31
Can OFA suspend review of a documented petition?
Section 83.32
When will OFA issue a proposed finding?
Section 83.33
What will the proposed finding include?
Section 83.34
What notice of the proposed finding will OFA provide?
Section 83.35
What opportunity to comment will there be after OFA issues the proposed finding?
Section 83.36
What procedure follows the end of the comment period on a favorable proposed finding?
Section 83.37
What procedure follows the end of the comment period on a negative proposed finding?
Section 83.38
What options does the petitioner have at the end of the response period on a negative proposed finding?
Section 83.39
What is the procedure if the petitioner elects to have a hearing before an ALJ?
Section 83.40
When will the Assistant Secretary begin review?
Section 83.41
What will the Assistant Secretary consider in his/her review?
Section 83.42
When will the Assistant Secretary issue a final determination?
Section 83.43
How will the Assistant Secretary make the determination decision?
Section 83.44
Is the Assistant Secretary's final determination final for the Department?
Section 83.45
When will the final determination be effective?
Section 83.46
How is a petitioner with a positive final determination integrated into Federal programs as a federally recognized Indian tribe?
Section 83.47
Who can seek authorization to re-petition under this subpart?
Section 83.48
When will the Department allow a re-petition?
Section 83.49
How long does an unsuccessful petitioner have to submit a request for authorization to re-petition?
Section 83.50
How does an unsuccessful petitioner request authorization to re-petition?
Section 83.51
What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a request for authorization to re-petition?
Section 83.52
What opportunity to comment will there be before the Assistant Secretary reviews the re-petition request?
Section 83.53
How will the Assistant Secretary determine which re-petition request to consider first?
Section 83.54
Who will OFA notify when the Assistant Secretary begins review of a re-petition request?
Section 83.55
What will the Assistant Secretary consider in his/her review?
Section 83.56
Can a petitioner withdraw its re-petition request?
Section 83.57
When will the Assistant Secretary issue a decision on a re-petition request?
Section 83.58
Can AS-IA suspend review of a re-petition request?
Section 83.59
How will the Assistant Secretary make the decision on a re-petition request?
Section 83.60
What notice of the Assistant Secretary's decision will OFA provide?
Section 83.61
When will the Assistant Secretary's decision become effective, and can it be appealed?
Section 83.62
What happens if some portion of this subpart is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction?