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DOI/BIA RIN: 1076-AF67 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes 
Abstract:

This proposed rule responds to recent Federal court decisions holding that the Department did not adequately explain its regulations prohibiting previously denied petitioners for Federal acknowledgment from petitioning again. The Department sought Tribal government input through communication under Executive Order 13175 criteria and the Department’s consultation policy on meaningful communication and collaboration with tribal officials. The Department held two consultation sessions on August 19, 2024, and September 3, 2024, with federally recognized Indian Tribes and one listening session on September 5, 2024, for present, former, and prospective petitioners.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 83   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301    25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 479A-1   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/27/2022  87 FR 24908   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/06/2022  87 FR 24908   
Second NPRM  07/12/2024  89 FR 57097   
Second NPRM Comment Period End  09/13/2024 
Final Rule  01/15/2025  90 FR 3627   
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date  02/13/2025  90 FR 9515   
Final Rule Effective  03/21/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Oliver Whaley
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action - Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229,
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone:202 738-6065
Email: oliver.whaley@bia.gov

George Patton
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs - RACA, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 312,
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone:505 563-3805
Email: george.patton@bia.gov