---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 170.438"
title: "25"
number: "170.438"
heading: "How must BIA, FHWA, or a Tribe inform the public of when a hearing is held?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/170.438"
---

# §170.438. How must BIA, FHWA, or a Tribe inform the public of when a hearing is held?

- (a) When BIA, FHWA, or a Tribe holds a hearing under this part, it must notify the public of the hearing by publishing a notice with information about the project, how to attend the hearing, and where copies of documents can be obtained or viewed.
- (b) BIA or the Tribe must publish the notice by:
  - (1) Posting the notice and publishing it in a newspaper of general circulation at least 30 days before the public hearing; and,
  - (2) **Sending a courtesy copy of the notice to each affected Tribe and BIA Regional Office.**
- (c) **A second notice for a hearing is optional.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 112-141, Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 78463, Nov. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.