# 2025-13018: Tribes Designate Go-To Agents for Child Welfare Notices

2025-13018, Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Indian Affairs Bureau published 2025-07-11 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-13018
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-13018
- Title: Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Indian Affairs Bureau
- Citation: 90 FR 30950
- Published: 2025-07-11
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Tribes Designate Go-To Agents for Child Welfare Notices

## Summary

The Indian Child Welfare Act lets Native American tribes pick someone other than their Tribal chairman to get official legal notices about child welfare cases. This update shares the current list of these designated agents, making sure the right people get the news fast. Tribes and courts will find it easier to connect, helping protect kids and respect tribal rights without delays or extra costs.

## Abstract

The regulations implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) provide that federally recognized Indian Tribes may designate an agent other than the Tribal chairman for service of notice of proceedings under the Act. This notice includes the current list of designated Tribal agents for service of notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Tribes May Name Alternate Agent: benefit, medium. If you are a member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe, your Tribe may designate an agent other than the Tribal chairman to receive official notice of proceedings under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The regulation explicitly allows Tribes to pick someone other than the Tribal chairman fo…
- Current List of Designated Agents Published: benefit, low. The notice publishes the current list of Tribal agents designated for service of notice under ICWA. If you are involved in ICWA proceedings, courts and Tribes can use this list to know who should be served.
- Faster Tribal–Court Notification: benefit, medium. The notice says publishing designated agents helps Tribes and courts connect more easily, which the agency describes as helping protect children and respect tribal rights without delays or extra costs. If you are a tribal parent or guardian, this aims to speed notification in child welfare proceedi…

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## Sources
- [2025-13018 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/11/2025-13018/indian-child-welfare-act-designated-tribal-agents-for-service-of-notice)
- [2025-13018 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-11/pdf/2025-13018.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-13018 (as of 2026-06-08).