---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.209"
title: "25"
number: "2.209"
heading: "Who may file a response to the statement of reasons?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.209"
---

# §2.209. Who may file a response to the statement of reasons?


Any interested party may file a response to the statement of reasons, thereby becoming a participant. The decision-maker may also file a response to the statement of reasons.


## 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.