25 CFR § 83.20 - How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?

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title: "25 CFR § 83.20 - How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "83.20"
section_name: "How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT"
part_number: "83"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 5131; 25 U.S.C. 5130 note (Congressional Findings); and 43 U.S.C. 1457."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 37887, July 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 83.20 How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?

Any entity that believes it can satisfy the criteria in this part may submit a documented petition under this part to: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention: Office of Federal Acknowledgment, Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.

[83 FR 33826, July 18, 2018]