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What it does
The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) exercises the delegated authority of the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hearings and decide appeals from decisions of the bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior. OHA provides an impartial forum for parties who are affected by the decisions of the Department's bureaus and offices to obtain independent review of those decisions. OHA also handles the probating of Indian trust estates, ensuring that individual Indian interests in allotted lands, their proceeds, and other trust assets are conveyed to the decedents' rightful heirs and beneficiaries.
Where it sits
A component of Interior Department.
Recent actions
Tribal Listening Session; Oklahoma City Probate Hearings Division Field Office
Tribal Listening Session; Oklahoma City Probate Hearings Division Field Office
Clarification of Appeal Procedures
Clarification of Appeal Procedures
Final Procedures for Distribution of Remaining Crude Oil Refunds
Implementation of Special Refund Procedures
Implementation of Special Refund Procedures
Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and Appeals; Grazing Administration-Exclusive of Alaska, Administrative Remedies; Grazing Administration-Effect of Wildfire Management Decisions; Administration of Forest Management Decisions