Within 30 days of the date of notice from the Director under Regulation .07 of this chapter that a request for transfer of human remains or associated funerary objects has been denied, the requester may petition the Secretary in writing to submit the Director’s determination to a Burial Committee for its consideration. Promptly after receipt of a petition made under §A of this regulation, the Secretary shall: Appoint a Burial Committee in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; and Refer the petition to the Burial Committee. For a petition for reconsideration referred to it under §B of this regulation, the Burial Committee: Shall review the request for transfer and the Director’s determination; May consider evidence relevant to the request for transfer that was not considered by the Director during the Director’s review; and Shall within 90 days of the date of referral: Determine whether the claimant is a lineal descendant or a group with a cultural affiliation as established under Regulation .06 or .07 of this chapter; Send a written recommendation to the Secretary concerning approval or denial of the request for transfer; and Provide to the Trust a copy of the recommendation. Following receipt of the Burial Committee’s recommendation on a petition for reconsideration, the Secretary shall: Consider the: Request for transfer; Director’s determination; Burial Committee’s recommendation; and Standards for approving a request for transfer as established in Regulation .07 of the chapter; Grant or deny the petition; and Send written notice to the petitioner of the Secretary’s decision. A decision of the Secretary made under this regulation shall be final and is not a contested case within the meaning of State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.