[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR750.31]

[Page 398]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 750_GENERAL CLAIMS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B_Federal Tort Claims Act
 
Sec. 750.31  Reconsideration.

    (a) Request. Prior to the commencement of suit and prior to the 
expiration of the 6-month period for filing suit, a claimant or his duly 
authorized agent or legal representative may present a request for 
reconsideration to the authority who denied the claim. The request shall 
be in writing and shall state the reasons for the requested 
reconsideration. A request for reconsideration is presented on the date 
it is received by the DON. 28 CFR 14.9(b).
    (b) Proper basis. A request for reconsideration shall set forth 
claimant's reasons for the request, and shall include any supplemental 
supporting evidence or information. Any writing communicating a desire 
for reconsideration that reasonably appears to have been presented 
solely for the purpose of extending the statutory period for filing 
suit, shall not be treated as a request for reconsideration. Claimant or 
claimant's authorized representative shall be notified promptly that the 
writing is not considered a proper request for reconsideration.
    (c) Effect of presentment of request. The presentment of a proper 
request for reconsideration starts a new 6-month period for the DON to 
act on the request to reconsider. The claimant may not file suit until 
the expiration of the new 6-month period, or until after the date of 
mailing of the final denial of the request. Final denial of a request 
for reconsideration shall be accomplished in the manner prescribed in 
Sec. 750.30. 28 CFR 14.9(b).