---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.505"
title: "25"
number: "2.505"
heading: "When will the reviewing official issue a decision on an appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.505"
---

# §2.505. When will the reviewing official issue a decision on an appeal?

- (a) The reviewing official (other than the IBIA) will issue a written decision, including the basis for the decision, within 90 days after the latest of:
  - (1) The filing of the statement of reasons;
  - (2) The filing of any responses, replies, or supplemental briefs under [§§ 2.209 through 2.212](/cfr/25/2.209..2.212.md); or
  - (3) The filing of any comments on additional material under [§ 2.504(b)](/cfr/25/2.504.md?p=b).
- (b) A reviewing official (other than the IBIA) may, for good cause and with notice to the decision-maker and participants, extend the deadline for the official's decision one time by no more than 90 days.

## 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.