---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.504"
title: "25"
number: "2.504"
heading: "What information will the reviewing official consider?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.504"
---

# §2.504. What information will the reviewing official consider?

- (a) The reviewing official will consider:
  - (1) The administrative record for the decision, prepared by the decision-maker under [§ 2.213](/cfr/25/2.213.md);
  - (2) All relevant documents submitted by the decision-maker and participants that were filed in accordance with applicable deadlines; and
  - (3) Laws, regulations, Secretarial Orders, Solicitor's Opinions, policies, implementing guidance, and prior judicial and administrative decisions that are relevant to the appeal.
- (b) If the reviewing official considers documentation that was not included in the administrative record, the reviewing official will:
  - (1) Provide a copy of that documentation to the decision-maker and interested parties; and
  - (2) Establish a schedule for the decision-maker and interested parties to review and comment on the documentation.

## 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.