# 25 CFR § 224.57: What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.57

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 224.57
- **Heading:** What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS > PART 224—TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT > Subpart B—Procedures for Obtaining Tribal Energy Resource Agreements > Processing Applications

## Text

(a) Upon receiving an application for a TERA, the Secretary must:
(1) Promptly notify the Designated Tribal Official in writing that the Secretary has received the application and the date it was received;
(2) Within 30 days from the date of receiving the application, determine whether the application is complete; and
(3) Take the following actions:
If the Secretary determines that . . .
Then the Secretary must . . .
(i) The application is complete
(A) Issue a written notice and a request for an application consultation meeting to the Designated Tribal Official; and(B) Identify in the written notice any financial assistance available from the Secretary to assist in implementing the TERA, including environmental review of individual projects; and(C) If appropriate, notify other Departmental bureaus and offices of receiving the application and provide copies.
(ii) The application is not complete
(A) Issue a written notice to the Designated Tribal Official that the application is not complete;(B) Specify the additional information the Tribe is required to submit to make the application complete; and(C) Start the 270-day review period only when the Secretary receives a complete application.
(b) Unless the Secretary notifies the Designated Tribal Official during the 30-day review period that the application is not complete, the application is presumed to be complete and the 270-day review period under 25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)(A) of the Act will begin as of the date that the application was received.
[73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 69611, Dec. 18, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [25 CFR § 224.51 § 224.51 What is a pre-application consultation between a Tribe and the Secretary?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.51.md)
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- [25 CFR § 224.53 § 224.53 What must an application for a TERA contain?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.53.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.54 § 224.54 How must a Tribe submit an application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.54.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.55 § 224.55 Is information a Tribe submits throughout the TERA process under this part subject to disclosure to third parties?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.55.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.56 § 224.56 What is the effect of the Secretary's receipt of a qualified Tribe's complete application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.56.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.57 § 224.57 What must the Secretary do upon receipt of an application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.57.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.58 § 224.58 What is an application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.58.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.59 § 224.59 How will the Secretary use the results of the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.59.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.60 § 224.60 What will the Secretary provide to the Tribe after the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.60.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.61 § 224.61 What will the Tribe provide to the Secretary after receipt of the Secretary's report on the application consultation meeting?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.61.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.62 § 224.62 May a final proposed TERA differ from the original proposed TERA?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.62.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.63 § 224.63 What provisions must a TERA contain?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.63.md)
- [25 CFR § 224.64 § 224.64 How may a Tribe assume management of development of different types of energy resources?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-224.64.md)

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