[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: 25CFR2.17] [Page 14] TITLE 25--INDIANS CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 2--APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 2.17 Summary dismissal. (a) An appeal under this part will be dismissed if the notice of appeal is not filed within the time specified in Sec. 2.9(a). (b) An appeal under this part may be subject to summary dismissal for the following causes: (1) If after the appellant is given an opportunity to amend them, the appeal documents do not state the reasons why the appellant believes the decision being appealed is in error, or the reasons for the appeal are not otherwise evident in the documents, or (2) If the appellant has been required to post a bond and fails to do so.