[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: 33CFR25.207]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 25--CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B--Admiralty Claims
 
Sec. 25.207  Time limitation on claims.

    (a) A settlement authority may administratively settle and approve a 
claim for final payment within two years from the date that the cause of 
action accrues. Otherwise, the claim is barred. This two-year period is 
not extended by presenting a claim nor by negotiations or 
correspondence. The existence of an administrative claim does not extend 
the two year statute of limitations in 46 U.S.C. 745.
    (b) If a complaint is filed in a Federal District Court before the 
expiration of the two-year period, an administrative settlement may be 
negotiated by the settlement authority only with the consent of the 
Department of Justice. Payment is made upon final dismissal of the 
complaint.