[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR140.503]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 140--REIMBURSEMENT--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart E--Administrative Settlement Costs--Contract Claims
 
Sec. 140.503  Definition.

    Administrative settlement costs are costs related to the defense and 
settlement of contract claims including, but not limited to, salaries of 
a contracting officer or his/her authorized representative, attorneys, 
and/or members of State boards of arbitration, appeals boards, or 
similar tribunals, which are allocable to the findings and 
determinations of contract claims, but not including administrative or 
overhead costs.