{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-83.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 83.61","heading":"When will the Assistant Secretary's decision become effective, and can it be appealed?","body":"AS-IA's decision under § 83.59 will become effective immediately and is not subject to administrative appeal.\n(a) A grant of authorization to re-petition is not a final determination granting or denying acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. Instead, it allows the petitioner to proceed through the Federal acknowledgment process by submitting a new documented petition for consideration under subpart C of this part, notwithstanding the Department's previous, negative final determination. A grant of authorization to re-petition is not subject to appeal.\n(b) A denial of authorization to re-petition is final for the Department and is a final agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 704).","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 83—PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES","Subpart D—Re-Petition Authorization Process"],"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":"194518ca2722b791d86ff6fca5e9e0f303fabee9c096e21e62e689e0e049284c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-83.60","next":"us/25-cfr-83.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}