---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.1250"
title: "25"
number: "1000.1250"
heading: "What happens if the Secretary neither approves nor denies a waiver request within the time specified in § 1000.1240?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.1250"
---

# §1000.1250. What happens if the Secretary neither approves nor denies a waiver request within the time specified in § 1000.1240?


If the Secretary fails to make a determination with respect to a waiver request within the period specified in [§ 1000.1240](/cfr/25/1000.1240.md) (including any extension agreed to under that section), the waiver request is automatically, by operation of law,

- (a) Deemed approved except for programs eligible under [section 403(b)(2)](/cfr/25/403.md?p=b-2) or [section 403(c)](/cfr/25/403.md?p=c) (25 U.S.C. [5363(b)(2)](/usc/25/5363.md?p=b-2) or [5363(c)](/usc/25/5363.md?p=c)), as amended; or
- (b) Deemed denied with respect to programs eligible under [section 403(b)(2)](/cfr/25/403.md?p=b-2) or [section 403(c)](/cfr/25/403.md?p=c) (25 U.S.C. [5363(b)(2)](/usc/25/5363.md?p=b-2) or [5363(c)](/usc/25/5363.md?p=c)), as amended. Such deemed denial is a final decision for the Department.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

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