(a) The presiding officer will issue a notice of preliminary decision on the same day they issue a preliminary decision. The notice will inform the Project Director and parties in interest of their right to file with the presiding officer an objection to the preliminary decision, with or without a request for hearing, within 40 days of the date of issuance of the notice.

(b) The Project Director:

(1) Will ensure that the notice is posted at the following entities, whose addresses are specified in the OHA Standing Order on WELSA Proceedings:

(i) The White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; and

(ii) Minnesota Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and

(2) Has the discretion to identify additional appropriate locations where the notice will be posted and the addresses of those locations will be specified in the OHA Standing Order on WELSA Proceedings.

(c) The postings of the notice must occur within 7 days of the Project Director's receipt of the notice.