---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.2370"
title: "25"
number: "1000.2370"
heading: "When and how will the Assistant Secretary respond to an appeal by a Tribe/Consortium?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.2370"
---

# §1000.2370. When and how will the Assistant Secretary respond to an appeal by a Tribe/Consortium?


The appropriate Assistant Secretary will decide an appeal of any initial decision made by a bureau head (see [§ 1000.2360](/cfr/25/1000.2360.md)). If the Tribe/Consortium has appealed the bureau's initial adverse decision of the bureau to the bureau head and the bureau head's decision on initial appeal is contrary to the Tribe's/Consortium's request for relief, or the bureau head fails to make a decision within 30 days of receipt by the bureau of the Tribe's/Consortium's initial request for review and any accompanying statement and documentation, the Tribe's/Consortium's appeal will be sent automatically to the appropriate Assistant Secretary for decision. The Assistant Secretary must either concur with the bureau head's decision or issue a separate decision within 60 days of receipt by the bureau of the Tribe's/Consortium's initial request for review and any accompanying statement and documentation. The decision of the Assistant Secretary is final for the Department.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

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