[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1261.308]

[Page 343]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1261--PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart 1261.3--Claims Against NASA or Its Employees for Damage to or 
   Loss of Property or Personal Injury or Death--Accruing On or After 
                            January 18, 1967
 
Sec. 1261.308  NASA officials authorized to act upon claims.

    (a) Claims in the amount of $10,000 or more will be acted upon as 
directed by the General Counsel;
    (b) Claims less than $10,000 will be acted upon by the Chief Counsel 
of the NASA Field Installation where the employee was assigned at the 
time of the loss or damage or the Assistant General Counsel for 
Litigation for NASA Headquarters claims.
    (c) Claims of $10,000 or more, pursuant either to the Federal Tort 
Claims Act, or 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(13), shall be acted upon only with the 
prior approval of the General Counsel. Such claims shall be forwarded to 
the General Counsel for approval, if the Chief Counsel or the Assistant 
General Counsel for Litigation is of the opinion that the claim may be 
meritorious and otherwise suitable for settlement under any authority. A 
claim so forwarded should be accompanied by a report of the facts of the 
claim, based upon such investigation as may be appropriate, and a 
recommendation as to the action to be taken.
    (d) Claims acted upon by NASA officials pursuant to this section 
shall be acted upon pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, or 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c)(13)(A) or (B), as the NASA official deems appropriate.