# 25 C.F.R. § 62.1 (2025): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 62.1 (2025)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter I: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 62: ENROLLMENT APPEALS / § 62.1: § 62.1   Definitions.

## Text

As used in these regulations:
Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs or an authorized representative acting under delegated authority.
Bureau
means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
Commissioner
means the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or an authorized representative acting under delegated authority.
Department
means the Department of the Interior.
Director
means the Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs area office which has administrative jurisdiction over the local field office responsible for administering the affairs of a tribe, band, or group of Indians or an authorized representative acting under delegated authority.
Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized representative acting under delegate authority.
Sponsor
means any authorized person, including an attorney, who files an appeal on behalf of another person.
Superintendent
means the official or other designated representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in charge of the field office which has immediate administrative responsibility with respect to the affairs of a tribe, band, or group of Indians or an authorized representative acting under delegated authority.
Tribal committee
means the body of a federally recognized tribal entity vested with final authority to act on enrollment matters.
Tribal governing document
means the written organizational statement governing a tribe, band or group of Indians and/or any valid document, enrollment ordinance or resolution enacted thereunder.
Tribal member
means a person who meets the requirements for enrollment in a tribal entity and has been duly enrolled.

## Nearby sections

- [25 C.F.R. § 62.1 (2025) § 62.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_1.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.2 (2025) § 62.2   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_2.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.3 (2025) § 62.3   Information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_3.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.4 (2025) § 62.4   Who may appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_4.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.5 (2025) § 62.5   An appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_5.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.6 (2025) § 62.6   Filing of an appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_6.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.7 (2025) § 62.7   Burden of proof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_7.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.8 (2025) § 62.8   Advising the tribal committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_8.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.9 (2025) § 62.9   Action by the Superintendent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_9.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.10 (2025) § 62.10   Action by the Director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_10.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.11 (2025) § 62.11   Action by the Assistant Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_11.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 62.12 (2025) § 62.12   Special instructions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P62_S62_12.md)

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