{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-2.602","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 2.602","heading":"What may I do if the decision-maker fails to respond?","body":"If the decision-maker does not respond as provided for in § 2.601, you may appeal the decision-maker's continued inaction to the next official in the decision-maker's chain of command. For purposes of this subpart:\n(a) BIA's chain of command is as follows:\n(1) Local Bureau Official;\n(2) Regional Director (find addresses on the Indian Affairs website, currently at https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices);\n(3) Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (1849 C Street NW, MS 4606, Washington, DC 20240); and\n(4) Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs (1849 C Street NW, MS 4660, Washington, DC 20240).\n(b) BIE's chain of command is as follows:\n(1) Principal of Bureau-operated school;\n(2) Education Program Administrator;\n(3) Associate Deputy Director, BIE;\n(4) Director, BIE; and\n(5) AS-IA.\n(c) The Office of Justice Services' chain of command is as follows:\n(1) Deputy Director BIA, Office of Justice Services;\n(2) Director, BIA; and\n(3) AS-IA\n(d) You may appeal inaction by an official within the Office of the AS-IA to the AS-IA.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE","PART 2—APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS","Subpart F—Appealing Inaction of an Agency Official"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"fd37ab5580b1d401ad27152dcc185ef5bbe631c4087326b7204d40e15a9354ce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-2.601","next":"us/25-cfr-2.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}