25 CFR § 700.115 - Preliminary acquisition notice.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s700.115"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 700.115 - Preliminary acquisition notice."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "700.115"
section_name: "Preliminary acquisition notice."
chapter_name: "THE OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "COMMISSION OPERATIONS AND RELOCATION PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 99-590; Pub. L. 93-531, 88 Stat. 1712 as amended by Pub. L. 96-305, 94 Stat. 929, Pub. L. 100-666, 102 Stat. 3929 (25 U.S.C. 640d)."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 2092, Jan. 14, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "700"
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# 700.115 Preliminary acquisition notice.

As soon as feasible in the acquisition process, the Commission shall issue a preliminary acquisition notice to the owner. The notice shall—

(a) Inform the owner of the Commission's interest in acquiring his/her habitations and/or improvements.

(b) Explain that such preliminary acquisition notice is not a notice to vacate and that it does not establish eligibility for relocation payments or other relocation assistance under these regulations.