---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 214.8"
title: "36"
number: "214.8"
heading: "Appeal content."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/214.8"
---

# §214.8. Appeal content.

- (a) **General requirements for the contents of an appeal.** All appeals must include:
  - (1) The appellant's name, mailing address, daytime telephone number, and email address, if any;
  - (2) A brief description of the decision being appealed, including the name and title of the Responsible Official and the date of the decision;
  - (3) The title or type and, if applicable, identification number for the written authorization and the date of application for or issuance of the written authorization, if applicable;
  - (4) A statement of how the appellant is adversely affected by the decision being appealed;
  - (5) A statement of the relevant facts underlying the decision being appealed;
  - (6) A discussion of issues raised by the decision being appealed, including identification of any laws, regulations, or policies that were allegedly violated in reaching the decision being appealed;
  - (7) A statement as to whether and how the appellant has attempted to resolve the issues under appeal with the Responsible Official and the date and outcome of those efforts;
  - (8) A statement of the relief sought;
  - (9) Any documents and other information upon which the appellant relies; and
  - (10) **The appellant's signature and the date.**
- (b) **Specific requirements for the contents of an appeal.** In addition to the general requirements in [§ 214.8(a)](#a), the following specific requirements must be included in an appeal, where applicable:
  - (1) A request for an oral presentation under [§ 214.16](/cfr/36/214.16.md);
  - (2) A request for a stay under [§ 214.13](/cfr/36/214.13.md); and
  - (3) A request to participate in a state mediation program regarding certain term grazing permit disputes under [36 CFR part 222](/cfr/36/part222.md), subpart B.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1011(f); 16 U.S.C. 472, 551.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 33717, June 5, 2013, unless otherwise noted.