---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 115.816"
title: "25"
number: "115.816"
heading: "May a tribe's request for a withdrawal of trust funds from its trust account be delayed or denied?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/115.816"
---

# §115.816. May a tribe's request for a withdrawal of trust funds from its trust account be delayed or denied?

- (a) Action on a tribe's request for a withdrawal of trust funds may be delayed or denied if:
  - (1) The tribe did not submit all the necessary documentation;
  - (2) The tribe's request is not signed by the proper authorizing official(s);
  - (3) OTFM does not have documentation from the tribe certifying its recognized, authorizing officials;
  - (4) The tribe's request is in conflict with statutory language or the controlling document governing the use of the trust funds; or
  - (5) **The BIA or OTFM requires clarification regarding the tribe's request.**
- (b) If action on a tribe's request to withdraw trust funds will be delayed or denied, the BIA or the OTFM will:
  - (1) Notify the tribe within ten (10) working days of the date of a request made under [§ 115.815(a)](/cfr/25/115.815.md?p=a);
  - (2) Notify the tribe under the time frames established in [25 CFR part 1200](/cfr/25/part1200.md) for requests made under the Trust Reform Act; and
  - (3) **Provide technical assistance to the tribe to address any problems.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: R.S. 441, as amended, R.S. 463, R.S. 465; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9; 43 U.S.C. 1457; 25 U.S.C. 4001; 25 U.S.C. 161(a); 25 U.S.C. 162a; 25 U.S.C. 164; Pub. L. 87-283; Pub. L. 97-100; Pub. L. 97-257; Pub. L. 103-412; Pub. L. 97-458; 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 66 FR 7094, Jan. 22, 2001, unless otherwise noted.