---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.109"
title: "25"
number: "224.109"
heading: "What must a petitioner claim or request in a petition filed with the Secretary?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.109"
---

# §224.109. What must a petitioner claim or request in a petition filed with the Secretary?


In a petition filed with the Secretary, a petitioner must:

- (a) Claim that the Tribe, through its action or inaction has failed to comply with terms or provisions of a TERA, and, as a result, the petitioner's interest has sustained or will sustain an adverse environmental impact.
- (b) Request that the Secretary review the claims raised in the petition; and
- (c) Request that the Secretary take whatever action is necessary to bring a Tribe into compliance with the TERA.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted.