[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: 25CFR15.403]

[Page 72]
 
                            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 E--Appeals
 
Sec. 15.403  How long do I have to file an appeal?

    (a) You must send or deliver your written appeal within 60 days of 
the date that appears on the decision mailed to you. If you mail your 
appeal, it must be postmarked within 60 days of the date of the 
decision.
    (b) If the 60-day appeal period is missed, you still have a right to 
file a written statement with the BIA deciding official asking to have 
the decision changed for one or more of the following reasons:
    (1) You did not receive notice of the probate;
    (2) You have obtained new evidence or information after the decision 
was made; or
    (3) You have evidence that was known at the time of the probate 
proceeding but was not included in the probate package.
    (c) After we have received your request, we will forward it to the 
appropriate ALJ within ten days for action in accordance with 43 CFR 
Part 4, Subpart D.