In addition to the definitions in subpart A of this part, the following definitions apply to this subpart:

Act means the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985, as amended.

Board means OHA's Board of Indian Appeals.

Compensation means a monetary sum, as determined by the Project Director pursuant to section 8(c) of the Act.

Decedent means a person who died entitled to receive compensation under the Act.

Determination process means the legal process established in this subpart for determining distribution of a decedent's estate.

Estate means the compensation due a decedent under the Act.

Final decision means a written document issued by the presiding officer under § 4.744 or § 4.745(a) that finally determines a decedent's heirs and each heir's share of the estate and directs distribution of the estate.

Heir means any individual eligible to receive a share of the estate pursuant to the Minnesota inheritance laws of intestate succession in effect on March 26, 1986.

Party (parties) in interest means any potential or actual heir of a decedent, or of any subsequently deceased potential or actual heir of a decedent.

Preliminary decision means a written non-final document issued by the presiding officer under § 4.732(c) that preliminarily determines a decedent's heirs and each heir's share of the estate.

Presiding officer means a judge, attorney advisor, or other appropriate official to whom the OHA Director has delegated the authority for making heirship determinations as provided for in this subpart.

Project Director means the Superintendent of the Minnesota Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, another Bureau of Indian Affairs official with delegated authority to serve as the Federal officer in charge of the WELSA Project, or a person in charge of that project pursuant to authority derived from a contract executed under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 5321-5332.