---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.1245"
title: "25"
number: "1000.1245"
heading: "How does the Secretary make a decision on the waiver request?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.1245"
---

# §1000.1245. How does the Secretary make a decision on the waiver request?

- (a) The Secretary must issue a written decision explaining the rationale for denying or approving the requested waiver.
- (b) If the Secretary issues a written decision denying the requested waiver, it must describe the basis for the specific finding that the identified text in the regulation may not be waived because such a waiver is prohibited by Federal law.
- (c) **The decision is final for the Department.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

Source: 89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.