---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 83.44"
title: "25"
number: "83.44"
heading: "Is the Assistant Secretary's final determination final for the Department?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/83.44"
---

# §83.44. Is the Assistant Secretary's final determination final for the Department?


Yes. The AS-IA's final determination is final for the Department and is a final agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act ([5 U.S.C. 704](/usc/5/704.md)).


## Notes

### 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.