25 CFR § 83.32 - When will OFA issue a proposed finding?

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title: "25 CFR § 83.32 - When will OFA issue a proposed finding?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "83.32"
section_name: "When will OFA issue a proposed finding?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "83"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES"
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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."
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# 83.32 When will OFA issue a proposed finding?

(a) OFA will issue a proposed finding as shown in the following table:

| OFA must | within . . . |
| --- | --- |
| (1) Complete its review under Phase I and either issue a negative proposed finding and publish a notice of availability in the  or proceed to review under Phase II | six months after notifying the petitioner under § 83.25 that OFA has begun review of the petition. |
| (2) Complete its review under Phase II and issue a proposed finding and publish a notice of availability in the | six months after the deadline in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. |

(b) The times set out in paragraph (a) of this section will be suspended any time the Department is waiting for a response or additional information from the petitioner.

(c) OFA will strive to limit the proposed finding and any reports to no more than 100 pages, cumulatively, excluding source documents.