---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.112"
title: "25"
number: "224.112"
heading: "What must the Secretary do upon receipt of a petition?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.112"
---

# §224.112. What must the Secretary do upon receipt of a petition?


Within 20 days after receiving a petition, the Secretary must:

- (a) Notify the Tribe in writing that the Secretary has received a petition;
- (b) Provide a copy of the complete petition to the Tribe;
- (c) Initiate a petition consultation with the Tribe that will address the petitioner's allegation of a Tribe's noncompliance with a TERA and alternatives to resolve any noncompliance; and
- (d) Notify the Tribe in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, when the petition consultation is complete.

## 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.