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DOI/BIA RIN: 1076-AE96 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Procedures for Establishing That an Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe 
Abstract: This rule will add sunset provisions requiring all Indian groups to submit their documented petitions by a certain date, and requiring the Secretary to make final determinations on their acknowledgment as Federally recognized Indian tribes by a certain date. These sunset provisions will ensure timeliness and a finality to these status requests. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 83   
Legal Authority: 25 USC 3   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lee Fleming
Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgement
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1849 C Street NW., MS 34B SIB,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:202 513-7658