{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-224.119","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 224.119","heading":"What must the Secretary do when making a decision on a petition?","body":"(a) The Secretary must issue a written decision to the Tribe and the petitioner stating the basis for the decision about the Tribe's compliance or noncompliance with the TERA within 30 days following:\n(1) A hearing, if the Tribe requested a hearing;\n(2) The Tribe's declining the opportunity for a hearing; or\n(3) The Tribe's failure to respond to the opportunity for a hearing within 20 days of the Secretary's written notice of the opportunity for a hearing.\n(b) If the Secretary decides that the Tribe is not in compliance with the TERA, the Secretary must:\n(1) Include findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to each claim made in the petition in the written decision to the Tribe; and\n(2) Take action to ensure compliance with the TERA.\n(c) The Secretary will dismiss any petition if the interested party who filed the petition has agreed with the Tribe to a resolution of the claims presented in the petition.","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":"1f64a9b6556b0c384e37012ec231af887be74ab2883dc5c015a4706d2e5bed56","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-224.118","next":"us/25-cfr-224.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}