[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR25.131]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 25--CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 25.131  Delegation of authority.

    (a) The Chief Counsel is delegated the following authority:
    (1) To carry out the functions of the Secretary and to exercise the 
Commandant's authority as commanding officer for all Coast Guard 
personnel in regard to claims brought under Article 139, Uniform Code of 
Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 939);
    (2) To carry out the functions of an officer designated by the 
Secretary under the so-called ``Foreign Claims Act'', as amended (10 
U.S.C. 2734);
    (3) To request that the Department of Defense pay any meritorious 
claims arising under International Agreements in accordance with Title 
10 U.S.C. 2734a and 2734b;
    (4) To carry out the functions of the Secretary under the Act of 
October 9, 1962, as amended (10 U.S.C. 2737);
    (5) To carry out the functions of the Secretary under the Act of 
August 16, 1937, as amended (14 U.S.C. 642);
    (6) To carry out the functions of the Secretary under the Act of 
June 15, 1936, as amended (14 U.S.C. 646);
    (7) To carry out the functions of the Secretary under the Act of 
August 4, 1949, as amended (14 U.S.C. 647);
    (8) To carry out the functions of the Secretary under the Act of 
February 19, 1941, as amended (14 U.S.C. 830);
    (9) To carry out the functions of the head of a Federal agency's 
designee under the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2672);

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    (10) To carry out the functions of the head of an agency under the 
Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 3721);
    (11) To carry out the functions of the head of an agency under the 
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3711);
    (12) To carry out the functions of the head of the department under 
the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653);
    (13) To review and approve for payment any voucher for payment of a 
claim for $25 or less the authority for payment of which is questioned 
by a certifying or disbursing officer;
    (14) To establish procedures consistent with the applicable statutes 
and regulations for the administration of all claims.
    Note: Under the Military Claims Act (10 U.S.C. 2733), the Secretary 
has authorized the Chief Counsel to settle and pay claims, see 49 CFR 
1.46(j).
    (b) The Director of Finance and Procurement is delegated the 
authority to carry out the functions of the head of an agency under the 
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3711).

[CGD 80-033, 46 FR 27109, May 18, 1981, as amended by CGD 82-112, 48 FR 
4773, Feb. 3, 1983; USCG-2001-9286, 66 FR 33639, June 25, 2001]