---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 2.601"
title: "25"
number: "2.601"
heading: "When must a decision-maker respond to a request to act?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/2.601"
---

# §2.601. When must a decision-maker respond to a request to act?


A decision-maker receiving a request as specified in [§ 2.600](/cfr/25/2.600.md) has 15 days from receiving the request to issue a written response. The response may be a decision, a procedural order that will further the decision-making process, or a written notice that a decision will be rendered by a date no later than 60 days from the date of the request.


## 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.