Who decides administrative appeals?

Except where a specific section of this part sets out a different appellate hierarchy, table 1 to this section identifies the reviewing officials for appeals under this part:

Table 1 to § 2.202 Official issuing the decision Reviewing official or IBIA Agency Superintendent or Field Representative, BIA Regional Director, BIA. Regional Director, BIA IBIA. District Commander, OLES Deputy Director BIA, Office of Justice Services (OJS). Deputy Director, BIA Director, BIA. Director, BIA IBIA. Principal of a Bureau operated School Education Program Administrator. Education Program Administrator Associate Deputy Director, BIE. Associate Deputy Director, BIE Director, BIE. President of a Bureau operated Post-Secondary School Director, BIE. Director, BIE AS-IA. BTFA decision-maker Director, BTFA. Director of: OIG; IED; OSG Appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; Director, BTFA AS-IA.