{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-224.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 224.102","heading":"Must a Tribe establish a comment or hearing process for addressing environmental concerns?","body":"Yes. The Act (25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(C)(iii)(I), (II) and 25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(B)(iii)(X)) and subpart B of this part require a Tribe to establish an environmental review process under a TERA that:\n(a) Ensures that the public is notified about and has an opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of proposed Tribal action to be taken under a TERA;\n(b) Requires that the Tribe respond to relevant and substantive comments about the environmental impacts of a proposed Tribal action before the Tribe approves a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way; and\n(c) Provides for a process for consultation with any affected States regarding off-reservation environmental impacts, if any, resulting from approval of a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS","PART 224—TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT","Subpart E—Interested Party Petitions"],"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":"a229809ef6baf6559dda4b3bd38ca3017a6b4aacd68c0ae4828a7137d59600a8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-224.101","next":"us/25-cfr-224.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}