---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.118"
title: "25"
number: "224.118"
heading: "How must the Tribe respond to the Secretary's notice of the opportunity for a hearing?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.118"
---

# §224.118. How must the Tribe respond to the Secretary's notice of the opportunity for a hearing?


The Tribe must respond in writing to the Secretary's notice of the opportunity for a hearing within 20 days of receipt of the notice by requesting a hearing or declining to request a hearing. If the Tribe does not respond within the time period, the Secretary will proceed with making a decision without further input from the Tribe.


## 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.