25 CFR §62.4
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- (a)A person who is the subject of an adverse enrollment action may file or have filed on his/her behalf an appeal. An adverse enrollment action is:
- (1)The rejection of an application for enrollment by a Bureau official incident to the preparation of a roll for Secretarial approval;
- (2)The removal of a name from a tribal roll by a Bureau official incident to review of the roll for Secretarial approval;
- (3)The rejection of an application for enrollment or the disenrollment of a tribal member by a tribal committee when the tribal governing document provides for an appeal of the action to the Secretary;
- (4)The change in degree of Indian blood by a tribal committee which affects a tribal member when the tribal governing document provides for an appeal of the action to the Secretary;
- (5)The change in degree of Indian blood by a Bureau official which affects an individual; and
- (6)The certification of degree of Indian blood by a Bureau official which affects an individual.
- (b)A tribal committee may file an appeal as provided for in § 61.11 of this chapter.
- (c)A sponsor may file an appeal on behalf of another person who is subject to an adverse enrollment action.