§ 2.508 - May the AS–IA take jurisdiction over an appeal to the IBIA?

§ 2.508 May the AS–IA take jurisdiction over an appeal to the IBIA?

Yes. The AS–IA has 40 days from the date on which the IBIA received your Notice of Appeal to take jurisdiction from the IBIA. The AS–IA will notify the IBIA in writing of the assumption of jurisdiction and request the administrative record of the appeal. At any time in the 40 days, the AS–IA may notify the IBIA that she or he is not going to take jurisdiction over an appeal, at which point the IBIA will assign a docket number to the appeal under its regulations in 43 CFR part 4. If the IBIA does not receive written notice from the AS–IA within the 40-day period of the AS–IA's intent to take jurisdiction over the appeal, the IBIA will assign a docket number to your appeal.