---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.203"
title: "25"
number: "2.203"
heading: "How long do I have to file an appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.203"
---

# §2.203. How long do I have to file an appeal?

- (a) You have 30 days after you receive a copy of the decision you are appealing to file a Notice of Appeal, except as provided in [§ 2.104(b)](/cfr/25/2.104.md?p=b).
- (b) We will presume that you have received notice of the decision 10 days after the date that the decision was mailed to you, if the decision-maker mailed the document to the last address the decision-maker has on file for you.
- (c) If the reviewing official receives proof that the document was delivered before the expiration of the 10-day period, you are presumed to have received notice on the date of delivery, and you have 30 days from that date to file an appeal.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1457; 25 U.S.C. 9; 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 53779, Aug. 9, 2023, unless otherwise noted.