25 C.F.R. § 2.507
(d) Except where a specific section of this part sets out a different appellate hierarchy, table 1 to this paragraph (d) indicates the official to whom subsequent appeals should be addressed.
| Reviewing official (or IBIA) whose decision is being appealed | Official to whom the appeal is addressed |
|---|---|
| Regional Director | IBIA. |
| Principal of a Bureau operated school | Education Program Administrator. |
| Education Program Administrator | Associate Deputy Director, Bureau of Indian Education. |
| Associate Deputy Director, BIE | Director, BIE. |
| President of a Bureau operated post-secondary school | Director, BIE. |
| Deputy Director BIA, Office of Justice Services (OJS) | IBIA. |
| Director, BIE | AS-IA. |
| Director, BTFA | AS-IA. |
| Director, BIA | IBIA. |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs | AS-IA. |
| AS-IA | (Decision is final for the Department). |
| IBIA | (Decision is final for the Department). |