[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR11.18]

[Page 115]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 11_CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B_Administrative Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act
 
Sec. 11.18  Final denial of claim.

    (a) Final denial of an administrative claim under this part shall be 
in writing and sent to the claimant, his or her attorney, or legal 
representative by certified or registered mail. The notification of 
final denial may include a statement of the reasons for the denial and 
shall include a statement that, if the claimant is dissatisfied with the 
FEMA action, he or she may file suit in an appropriate U.S. District 
Court not later than 6 months after the date of mailing of the 
notification.
    (b) Prior to the commencement of suit and prior to the expiration of 
the 6-month period provided in 28 U.S.C. 2401(b), a claimant, his or her 
duly authorized agent, or legal representative, may file a written 
request with FEMA for reconsideration of a final denial of a claim under 
paragraph (a) of this section. Upon the timely filing of a request for 
reconsideration the FEMA shall have 6 months from the date of filing in 
which to make a final FEMA disposition of the claim and the claimant's 
option under 28 U.S.C. 2675(a) shall not accrue until 6 months after the 
filing of a request for reconsideration. Final FEMA action on a request 
for reconsideration shall be effected in accordance with the provisions 
of paragraph (a) of this section.