---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.57"
title: "25"
number: "224.57"
heading: "What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.57"
---

# §224.57. What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?

- (a) **Upon receiving an application for a TERA, the Secretary must—**
  - (1) Promptly notify the Designated Tribal Official in writing that the Secretary has received the application and the date it was received;
  - (2) Within 30 days from the date of receiving the application, determine whether the application is complete; and
  - (3) **Take the following actions—**
- (b) Unless the Secretary notifies the Designated Tribal Official during the 30-day review period that the application is not complete, the application is presumed to be complete and the 270-day review period under [25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(A)](/usc/25/3504.md?p=e-2-A) of the Act will begin as of the date that the application was received.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, 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 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]