---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 83.20"
title: "25"
number: "83.20"
heading: "How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/83.20"
---

# §83.20. How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?


Any entity that believes it can satisfy the criteria in this part may submit a documented petition under this part to: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention: Office of Federal Acknowledgment, Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.


## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 33826, July 18, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 5131; 25 U.S.C. 5130 note (Congressional Findings); and 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 37887, July 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 33826, July 18, 2018]