[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR89.13] [Page 716] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation PART 89_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION ACT--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 89.13 Documentary evidence of compromise. A compromise of any claim is not final or binding on the United States unless it is in writing, signed by an officer or employee authorized to compromise that claim.