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25 CFR § 83.51 - What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a request for authorization to re-petition?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s83.51"
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title: "25 CFR § 83.51 - What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a request for authorization to re-petition?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "83.51"
section_name: "What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a request for authorization to re-petition?"
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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generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 83.51 What notice will OFA provide upon receipt of a request for authorization to re-petition?

When OFA receives a re-petition request that satisfies § 83.50, it will do all of the following:

(a) Within 30 days of receipt, acknowledge receipt in writing to the petitioner.

(b) Within 60 days of receipt:

(1) Publish notice of receipt of the re-petition request in the *Federal Register* and publish the following on the OFA website:

(i) The narrative portion of the re-petition request, as submitted by the petitioner (with any redactions appropriate under § 83.50(b));

(ii) Other portions of the re-petition request, to the extent feasible and allowable under Federal law, except documentation and information protectable from disclosure under Federal law, as identified by the petitioner under § 83.50(b) or by the Department;

(iii) The name, location, and mailing address of the petitioner and other information to identify the entity;

(iv) The date of receipt;

(v) The opportunity for individuals and entities to submit comments and evidence supporting or opposing the petitioner's request for re-petitioning within 120 days of publication of notice of the request; and

(vi) The opportunity for individuals and entities to request to be kept informed of general actions regarding a specific petitioner.

(2) Notify, in writing, the parties entitled to notification of a documented petition under § 83.22(d) and any third parties that participated in an administrative reconsideration or Federal Court appeal concerning the petitioner.