---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.110"
title: "25"
number: "224.110"
heading: "What must a petition to the Secretary contain?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.110"
---

# §224.110. What must a petition to the Secretary contain?


A petition must contain:

- (a) The petitioner's name and contact information;
- (b) Specific facts demonstrating that the petitioner is an interested party under [§ 224.101](/cfr/25/224.101.md), including identification of the affected interest;
- (c) Specific facts demonstrating that the petitioner exhausted Tribal remedies, if Tribal laws, regulations, or procedures permitted the petitioner to allege Tribal noncompliance with a TERA;
- (d) A description of facts supporting the petitioner's allegation of the Tribe's noncompliance with a TERA;
- (e) A description of the adverse environmental impact that the petitioner's interest has sustained or will sustain because of the Tribe's alleged noncompliance with the TERA;
- (f) A copy of any written decision the Tribe issued responding to the petitioner's claims;
- (g) If applicable, a statement that the Tribe has issued no written decision within a reasonable time related to a claim a petitioner has filed with the Tribe under applicable Tribal laws, regulations, or procedures;
- (h) If applicable, a statement and supporting documentation that the Tribe did not respond to the petitioner's request under [§ 224.105(a)](/cfr/25/224.105.md?p=a) for copies of any Tribal laws, regulations, or procedures allowing the petitioner to allege that the Tribe is not complying with a TERA; and
- (i) **Any other information relevant to the petition.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69613, Dec. 18, 2019]

### 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.

### Amendments

[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69613, Dec. 18, 2019]