[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR295.10]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 295--CERRO GRANDE FIRE ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Bringing a Claim Under the CGFAA
 
Sec. 295.10  Bringing a claim under the CGFAA.


    (a) Any Injured Person may bring a claim under the CGFAA by filing a 
Notice of Loss. A claim submitted on any form other than a Notice of 
Loss will not be accepted. The Claimant must provide a brief description 
of each Loss on the Notice of Loss.
    (b) A single Notice of Loss may be submitted on behalf of a 
Household containing Injured Persons provided

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that all Injured Persons on whose behalf the claim is presented are 
identified.
    (c) The Notice of Loss must be signed by each Claimant, if the 
Claimant is an individual or by a duly authorized legal representative 
of each Claimant, if the Claimant is an entity or an individual who 
lacks the legal capacity to sign the Notice of Loss. If one is signing a 
Notice of Loss as the legal representative of a Claimant, the signer 
must disclose his or her relationship to the Claimant. FEMA may require 
a legal representative to submit evidence of authority.
    (d) Notice of Loss forms are available from OCGFC by request. They 
may be obtained through the mail, in person at the OCGFC office or by 
telephone request. The Notice of Loss form can also be downloaded from 
the Internet at http://www.fema.gov/ cerrogrande.
    (e) Notices of Loss may be filed with OCGFC by mail to P.O. Box 
1480, Los Alamos, NM 87544-1480. OCGFC is unable to accept Notices of 
Loss submitted by facsimile or e-mail.
    (f) A Notice of Loss that is completely filled out and properly 
signed is deemed to be filed on the date it is received by OCGFC.