25 C.F.R. § 141.6 – Approval or denial of license application.

(a) The Commissioner shall approve or deny each license application and notify the applicant no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of a completed application.
(b) No application is complete until any clearance or tribal council approval required by tribal or Federal regulations has been obtained.
(c) The Commissioner may not deny a license to an applicant for the purpose of limiting competition.
(d) If the application is approved the license shall be issued on a form provided by the Commissioner.
(e) If the Commissioner denies the license application the applicant may appeal under the provisions of part 2 of this title no later than thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of denial of the application was sent.