[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR14.19]

[Page 281]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 14--ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Filing Procedures and Requirements
 
Sec. 14.19  When a claim is filed with more than one agency.

    (a) If the NRC and one or more other Federal agencies is or may be 
involved in the events giving rise to the claim, and if the claim is 
filed with the NRC, the NRC shall contact all other affected agencies in 
order to designate the single agency which will investigate and decide 
the merits of the claim.
    (1) In the event that an agreed upon designation cannot be made by 
the affected agencies, the Department of Justice will be consulted and 
will designate a primary agency to investigate and decide the merits of 
the claim. If the NRC is designated as the primary agency, it shall 
notify the claimant that all future correspondence concerning the claim 
shall be directed to the NRC.
    (2) All involved Federal agencies can agree either to conduct their 
own administrative reviews and to coordinate the results or to have the 
investigations conducted by the primary agency. In either event, the 
primary agency is responsible for the final determination of the claim.
    (b) A claimant presenting a claim arising from an incident to more 
than one agency should identify each agency to which the claim is 
submitted at the time each claim is presented. If a claim arising from 
an incident is presented to more than one Federal agency without any 
indication that more than one agency is involved, and any one of the 
concerned Federal agencies takes final action on that claim, the final 
action is conclusive on the claims presented to the other agencies in 
regard to the time required for filing suit set forth in 28 U.S.C. 
2401(b). However, if NRC, as a subsequently involved Federal agency, 
desires to take further action with a view towards settling the claim, 
the NRC may treat the matter as a request for reconsideration of the 
final denial under 10 CFR 14.39, unless suit has been filed in the 
interim, and advise the claimant of the action.