---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.19"
title: "25"
number: "292.19"
heading: "How will the Regional Director conduct the consultation process?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.19"
---

# §292.19. How will the Regional Director conduct the consultation process?

- (a) The Regional Director will send a letter that meets the requirements in [§ 292.20](/cfr/25/292.20.md) and that solicits comments within a 60-day period from:
  - (1) Appropriate State and local officials; and
  - (2) **Officials of nearby Indian tribes.**
- (b) Upon written request, the Regional Director may extend the 60-day comment period for an additional 30 days.
- (c) **After the close of the consultation period, the Regional Director must—**
  - (1) Provide a copy of all comments received during the consultation process to the applicant tribe; and
  - (2) **Allow the tribe to address or resolve any issues raised in the comments.**
- (d) The applicant tribe must submit written responses, if any, to the Regional Director within 60 days of receipt of the consultation comments.
- (e) On written request from the applicant tribe, the Regional Director may extend the 60-day comment period in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section for an additional 30 days.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.