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Rule2025-02558

Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes

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Published
February 13, 2025
Effective
January 15, 2025

Issuing agencies

Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau

Abstract

On January 15, 2025, the Department of Interior (Department) published in the Federal Register a final rule revising regulations governing the Federal acknowledgment process. The rule was set to take effect February 14, 2025; however, the department is delaying that date. The new effective date is March 21, 2025.

Indexed from Federal Register on February 13, 2025.

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