25 CFR 83.28 - When does OFA review for previous Federal acknowledgment?

Regulations last checked for updates: May 02, 2025

Title 25 - Indians last revised: Mar 21, 2025

View all text of Subpart C [§ 83.20 - § 83.46]

§ 83.28 - When does OFA review for previous Federal acknowledgment?

(a) OFA reviews the documented petition for previous Federal acknowledgment during the Phase II technical assistance review of the documented petition.

(b) If OFA cannot verify previous Federal acknowledgment during this technical assistance review, the petitioner must provide additional evidence. If a petitioner claiming previous Federal acknowledgment does not respond or does not demonstrate the claim of previous Federal acknowledgment, OFA will consider its documented petition on the same basis as documented petitions submitted by petitioners not claiming previous Federal acknowledgment.

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.

source: 80 FR 37887, July 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 25 CFR 83.28