---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 573.2"
title: "25"
number: "573.2"
heading: "When may a letter of concern be issued?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/573.2"
---

# §573.2. When may a letter of concern be issued?

- (a) Prior to the Chair taking an enforcement action, a letter of concern may be provided by NIGC staff, detailing concerns regarding compliance with the Act, this chapter, or any tribal ordinance or resolution approved by the Chair under [part 522](/cfr/25/part522.md) of this chapter. A letter of concern describes the available facts and information, includes a preliminary assessment regarding the incident or condition, and indicates that it may be a violation.
- (b) **Action under this section does not constitute agency action.**
- (c) A letter of concern issued under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must provide a time period for the respondent to respond. If the letter of concern is resolved without enforcement action, NIGC staff may send an investigation completion letter pursuant to [§ 571.4](/cfr/25/571.4.md) of this chapter.
- (d) The Chair's discretion to take an enforcement action is not limited or constrained in any way by this section. When the Chair takes enforcement action before a letter of concern is issued, the enforcement action must state the reasons for moving directly to an enforcement action without first issuing a letter of concern.

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 47519, Aug. 9, 2012, as amended at 78 FR 4324, Jan. 22, 2013; 80 FR 31995, June 5, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706(b)(10); 25 U.S.C. 2713; E.O. 13175, 65 FR 67249, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp.,p.304.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 5844, Jan. 22, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 47519, Aug. 9, 2012, as amended at 78 FR 4324, Jan. 22, 2013; 80 FR 31995, June 5, 2015]