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The acknowledgment process is the Department’s administrative process by which petitioning groups that meet the criteria are given Federal acknowledgment as Indian Tribes and by which they become eligible to receive services provided to members of Indian Tribes. The Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (AS-IA) of the Department of the Interior implements Part 83 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR Part 83), Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Indian Tribes. Through the Department’s Office of the Solicitor, OFA makes recommendations to the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs. The AS-IA has the authority to make the decision whether to acknowledge Tribal existence and establish a government-to-government relationship or to deny acknowledging a petitioning group as an Indian Tribe. For more information on petitions in process, please visit: https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/ofa.