---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 29.909"
title: "49"
number: "29.909"
heading: "When and how must the hearing official respond to the Tribe's appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/29.909"
---

# §29.909. When and how must the hearing official respond to the Tribe's appeal?

- (a) The hearing official must issue a decision in writing within 60 days of the receipt of the appeal. If the Tribe requests an informal hearing, the hearing official must issue a decision within 60 days of the hearing.
- (b) All decisions issued by the hearing official must include a statement describing the rights of a Tribe to appeal the decision to the U.S. District Courts. The Department must provide the decision to the Tribe by any method that provides a receipt.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 207

### Source

Source: 85 FR 33504, June 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted.