Except where a specific section of this part sets out a different appellate hierarchy, table 1 to this section identifies the reviewing officials for appeals under this part:
| Official issuing the decision
| Reviewing official or IBIA
|
|---|
| Agency Superintendent or Field Representative, BIA | Regional Director, BIA.
|
| Regional Director, BIA | IBIA.
|
| District Commander, OLES | Deputy Director BIA, Office of Justice Services (OJS).
|
| Deputy Director, BIA | Director, BIA.
|
| Director, BIA | IBIA.
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| Principal of a Bureau operated School | Education Program Administrator.
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| Education Program Administrator | Associate Deputy Director, BIE.
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| Associate Deputy Director, BIE | Director, BIE.
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| President of a Bureau operated Post-Secondary School | Director, BIE.
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| Director, BIE | AS-IA.
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| BTFA decision-maker | Director, BTFA.
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| Director of: OIG; IED; OSG | Appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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| Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; Director, BTFA | AS-IA. |