---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "subtA/part29/subpartJ"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart J"
heading: "Dispute Resolution and Appeals"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/subtA-part29-subpartJ"
sections_count: 34
---

# Subpart J — Dispute Resolution and Appeals

Title 49 C.F.R. — Transportation › Subtitle A — Office of the Secretary of Transportation › Part 29 — Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program

## Sections

- [§29.900. What is the purpose of this subpart?](/cfr/49/29.900.md)
- [§29.901. Can the Department and a Tribe resolve disputes using alternative dispute resolution processes?](/cfr/49/29.901.md)
- [§29.902. Does the Equal Access to Justice Act apply to the Program?](/cfr/49/29.902.md)
- [§29.903. What determinations may not be appealed under this subpart?](/cfr/49/29.903.md)
- [§29.904. What are pre-award decisions that a Tribe may appeal?](/cfr/49/29.904.md)
- [§29.905. To whom does a Tribe appeal a pre-award decision?](/cfr/49/29.905.md)
- [§29.906. Must a Tribe exhaust its administrative remedies before initiating a civil action against the Department in the U.S. District Courts for a pre-award decision?](/cfr/49/29.906.md)
- [§29.907. When and how must a Tribe appeal a pre-award decision?](/cfr/49/29.907.md)
- [§29.908. May a Tribe request an extension of time to file an administrative appeal?](/cfr/49/29.908.md)
- [§29.909. When and how must the hearing official respond to the Tribe's appeal?](/cfr/49/29.909.md)
- [§29.910. What is the Department's burden of proof for appeals of pre-award decisions?](/cfr/49/29.910.md)
- [§29.911. What is the effect of a pending appeal on negotiations?](/cfr/49/29.911.md)
- [§29.912. What is a post-award dispute?](/cfr/49/29.912.md)
- [§29.913. What is a claim under the Contract Disputes Act?](/cfr/49/29.913.md)
- [§29.914. How does a Tribe file a Contract Disputes Act claim?](/cfr/49/29.914.md)
- [§29.915. Must a Tribe certify a Contract Disputes Act claim?](/cfr/49/29.915.md)
- [§29.916. Who bears the burden of proof in a Contract Disputes Act claim?](/cfr/49/29.916.md)
- [§29.917. What is the Department's role in processing a Contract Disputes Act claim?](/cfr/49/29.917.md)
- [§29.918. What information must the Self-Governance Official's decision contain?](/cfr/49/29.918.md)
- [§29.919. When must the Self-Governance Official issue a written decision on the claim?](/cfr/49/29.919.md)
- [§29.920. Is a decision of the Self-Governance Official final?](/cfr/49/29.920.md)
- [§29.921. Where may the Tribe appeal the Self-Governance Official's decision on a Contract Disputes Act claim?](/cfr/49/29.921.md)
- [§29.922. May a party appeal a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals decision?](/cfr/49/29.922.md)
- [§29.923. What is the effect of a pending appeal?](/cfr/49/29.923.md)
- [§29.924. May a Tribe appeal the Department's decision to terminate a compact or funding agreement?](/cfr/49/29.924.md)
- [§29.925. Is a Tribe entitled to a hearing on the record?](/cfr/49/29.925.md)
- [§29.926. What rights do the Department and a Tribe have in an appeal of a termination decision?](/cfr/49/29.926.md)
- [§29.927. What notice and service must the Department and the Tribe provide?](/cfr/49/29.927.md)
- [§29.928. What is the Department's burden of proof for a termination decision?](/cfr/49/29.928.md)
- [§29.929. How will the Department communicate its decision following a hearing on a termination decision?](/cfr/49/29.929.md)
- [§29.930. May the Department or the Tribe appeal the decision of an administrative law judge?](/cfr/49/29.930.md)
- [§29.931. How can the Department or the Tribe obtain review of the recommended decision of an administrative law judge?](/cfr/49/29.931.md)
- [§29.932. May a Tribe appeal the decision of the Secretary?](/cfr/49/29.932.md)
- [§29.933. What is the effect of an appeal on negotiations?](/cfr/49/29.933.md)