Office of Hearings and Appeals Modernization

OHA Operations During a Government Shutdown

Employees in the following OHA units are furloughed and will not be working for the duration of the government shutdown: Director's Office, Departmental Cases Hearings Division, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, and Interior Board of Land Appeals. 

Please consult the Standing Order on Operations During a Lapse in Appropriations for information about filings and deadlines during the shutdown.

 

OHA’s New eFiling system, Bison File & Serve (BFS)

BFS is an electronic filing (eFiling) system that allows users to conveniently submit documents online, streamlining the adjudicatory process and saving you valuable time and money - there is no fee to use BFS.

  • The Departmental Cases Hearings Division, Office of the Director, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Interior Board of Land Appeals, and the White Earth Land Settlement Act Hearings Division are now accepting new cases via BFS. Electronic filing in currently pending cases is only available at the Interior Board of Land Appeals.
  • All BFS users must register before using the system. 

Visit the Office of Hearing and Appeals Bison File & Serve landing page. OHA will update this page as additional information becomes available.

OHA's Interim Final Rule - Practice Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals

OHA's Interim Final Rule makes changes to the regulations that govern practice and procedure before each of the OHA units. (See our Organization page for more information about OHA units.) OHA published the Interim Final Rule on January 10, 2025, and it became effective on July 21, 2025.    

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