---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.730"
title: "43"
number: "4.730"
heading: "How does the Project Director commence the determination process?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.730"
---

# §4.730. How does the Project Director commence the determination process?


Unless an heirship determination which is recognized by the Act already exists, the Project Director will commence the process of determining the heirs of a decedent by filing with the presiding officer the evidence described in [§ 4.731](/cfr/43/4.731.md).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 2420, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.