CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS (parts 200 to 227) > PART 224—TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT > SUBPART E—Interested Party Petitions (§224.100 to §224.121) > 224.112—What must the Director do upon receipt of a petition?

224.112—What must the Director do upon receipt of a petition?

Within 20 days after receiving a petition, the Director must:
(a) Notify the tribe in writing that the Director has received a petition;
(b) Provide a copy of the complete petition to the tribe;
(c) Initiate a petition consultation with the tribe that will address the petitioner's allegation of a tribe's noncompliance with a TERA and alternatives to resolve any noncompliance; and
(d) Notify the tribe in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, when the petition consultation is complete.