43 C.F.R. § 2531.2

Petition and applications

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(a) Any person desiring to receive an Indian allotment (other than those seeking allotments in national forests, for which see subpart 2533 of this part) must file with the authorized officer, an application, together with a petition on forms approved by the Director, properly executed, together with a certificate from the authorized officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that the person is Indian and eligible for allotment, as specified in § 2531.1(b). However, if the lands described in the application have been already classified and opened for disposition under the provisions of this part, no petition is required. The documents must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 1821.2 of this chapter.

The petition and the statement attached to the application for certificate must be signed by the applicant.

(b) Blank forms for petitions and applications may be had from any office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or from land offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

[35 FR 9590, June 13, 1970]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Witt v. United States, 681 F.2d 1144 (9th Cir. 1982).

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Witt v. United States, 681 F.2d 1144 (9th Cir. 1982). “The requirement for a petition for reclassification is found in 43 C.F.R. § 2531.2 , which provides: § 2531.”

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