[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1261.405]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1261--PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 1261.4--Collection of Civil Claims of the United States Arising 
      Out of the Activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                          Administration (NASA)
 
Sec. 1261.405  Subdivision of claims not authorized; other administrative proceedings.

    (a) Subdivision of claims. Claims may not be subdivided to avoid the 
$20,000 ceiling, exclusive of interest, penalties, and administrative 
costs, for purposes of compromise (Sec. 1261.414) or suspension or 
termination of collection (Sec. 1261.416). The debtor's liability 
arising from a particular transaction or contract shall be considered a 
single claim (4 CFR 101.6).
    (b) Required administrative proceedings. Nothing contained in these 
regulations is intended to require NASA to omit, foreclose, or duplicate

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administrative proceedings required by contract or other applicable laws 
and implementing regulations (4 CFR 101.7).