Section 83.43 - How will the Assistant Secretary make the determination decision?(a) AS-IA will issue a final determination granting acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe when AS-IA finds that the petitioner meets the Governing Document (§ 83.11(d) ), Descent (§ 83.11(e) ), Unique Membership (§ 83.11(f) ), and Congressional Termination (§ 83.11(g) ) Criteria and: (1) Demonstrates previous Federal acknowledgment under § 83.12(a) and meets the criteria in § 83.12(b) ; or(2) Meets the Indian Entity Identification (§ 83.11(a) ), Community (§ 83.11(b) ) and Political Authority (§ 83.11(c) ) Criteria.(b) AS-IA will issue a final determination declining acknowledgement as a federally recognized Indian tribe when he/she finds that the petitioner:(1) In Phase I, does not meet the Governing Document (§ 83.11(d) ), Descent (§ 83.11(e) ), Unique Membership (§ 83.11(f) ), or Congressional Termination (§ 83.11(g) ) Criteria: or(2) In Phase II, does not:(i) Demonstrate previous Federal acknowledgment under § 83.12(a) and meet the criteria in § 83.12(b) ; or(ii) Meet the Indian Entity Identification (§ 83.11(a) ), Community (§ 83.11(b) ) and Political Authority (§ 83.11(c) ) Criteria.