[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR15.306]

[Page 71]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 15--PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart D--Probate Processing, Claims and Distributions
 
Sec. 15.306  Can the BIA deciding official reduce the amount of claims?

    The BIA deciding official has the discretion to decide that part or 
all of an otherwise valid claim is unreasonable, reduce the claim to a 
reasonable amount, or disallow the claim in its entirety.
    (a) If a claim is reduced, the BIA deciding official will order 
payment only of the reduced amount.
    (b) The BIA deciding official may reduce or disallow both priority 
claims and general claims.