[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR82.8]

[Page 252]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 82_PETITIONING PROCEDURES FOR TRIBES REORGANIZED UNDER FEDERAL 
STATUTE AND OTHER ORGANIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 82.8  Filing of petitions.

    All petitions submitted pursuant to this part must be filed with the 
local Bureau official having administrative jurisdiction over the tribe. 
No petitions will be accepted until a spokesman for the petitioners 
declares that he/she wishes to make an official filing. Once a 
declaration of the official filing is made and the petition is given to 
the local Bureau official, that official shall immediately enter on the 
petition the date of receipt (this date becomes the date of official 
filing) and shall inform the spokesman for the petitioners that no 
additional signatures may be added and that no withdrawal of signatures 
will be permitted. The local Bureau official shall also acknowledge, in 
writing, receipt of the petition, indicating the exact number of 
signatures which are attached and the official filing date. Upon this 
written acknowledgment of the petition, the local Bureau official shall 
publicly post at the local Bureau unit serving the tribe a statement of 
the matter proposed in the petition. This statement shall remain posted 
for a period of 30 days from the official filing date.