# Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes
> **Bureau of Indian Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2025-01-15 · Effective 2025-02-14 · 90 FR 3627
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-00709
- **Category:** tribal-affairs
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Indian Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 3627
- **CFR reference:** 25 CFR 83
- **Publication date:** 2025-01-15
- **Effective date:** 2025-02-14
- **Interior docket:** BIA-2022-0001
## Abstract

The United States Department of the Interior (Department) revises the regulations governing the process through which the Secretary acknowledges an Indian Tribe, creating a conditional, time- limited opportunity for denied petitioners to re-petition for Federal acknowledgment.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00709/federal-acknowledgment-of-american-indian-tribes)
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