# 25 CFR § 83.7: How does this part apply to documented petitions submitted before August 17, 2015?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 83.7
- **Heading:** How does this part apply to documented petitions submitted before August 17, 2015?
- **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 F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT > PART 83—PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) Any petitioner who has not submitted a complete documented petition as of July 31, 2015 must proceed under these revised regulations. We will notify these petitioners and provide them with a copy of the revised regulations by July 31, 2015.
(b) By August 31, 2015, OFA will notify each petitioner that has submitted complete documented petitions but has not yet received a final agency decision that it must proceed under these revised regulations unless it chooses by September 29, 2015 to complete the petitioning process under the previous version of the acknowledgment regulations as published in 25 CFR part 83, revised as of April 1, 1994.
(c) Any petitioner who has submitted a documented petition under the previous version of the acknowledgment regulations and chooses to proceed under these revised regulations does not need to submit a new documented petition, but may supplement its petition.

## Nearby sections

- [25 CFR § 83.1 § 83.1 What terms are used in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.1.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.2 § 83.2 What is the purpose of the regulations in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.2.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.3 § 83.3 Who does this part apply to?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.3.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.4 § 83.4 Who cannot be acknowledged under this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.4.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.5 § 83.5 How does a petitioner obtain Federal acknowledgment under this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.5.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.6 § 83.6 What are the Department's duties?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.6.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.7 § 83.7 How does this part apply to documented petitions submitted before August 17, 2015?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.7.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.8 § 83.8 May the deadlines in this part be extended?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.8.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.9 § 83.9 How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect the information collections in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.9.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.10 § 83.10 How will the Department evaluate each of the criteria?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.10.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.11 § 83.11 What are the criteria for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.11.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.12 § 83.12 What are the criteria for a previously federally acknowledged petitioner?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.12.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.47 § 83.47 Who can seek authorization to re-petition under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.47.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.48 § 83.48 When will the Department allow a re-petition?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.48.md)

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