---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.211"
title: "25"
number: "2.211"
heading: "What must a response to the statement of reasons include?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.211"
---

# §2.211. What must a response to the statement of reasons include?

- (a) A response to a statement of reasons must comply with [§ 2.214](/cfr/25/2.214.md). In addition, the response must:
  - (1) State when the interested party or decision-maker submitting the response received the statement of reasons;
  - (2) Explain how the interested party submitting the response is adversely affected by the decision being appealed or may be adversely affected by the reviewing official's decision; and
  - (3) Explain why the interested party or decision maker submitting the response believes the arguments made in the appellant's Notice of Appeal and statement of reasons are right or wrong.
- (b) The response may also include statements and documents supporting the position of the interested party or decision-maker submitting.

## 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.