[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: 32CFR750.49]

[Page 406]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 750_GENERAL CLAIMS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C_Military Claims Act
 
Sec. 750.49  Delegations of adjudicating authority.

    (a) Settlement Authority. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may settle 
claims in any amount. The Secretary may pay the first $100,000.00 and 
report the excess to the Comptroller General for payment under 31 U.S.C. 
1304. See 10 U.S.C. 2733(d).
    (2) The Judge Advocate General has delegated authority to settle 
claims for $100,000.00 or less.
    (3) The Deputy Judge Advocate General, the Assistant Judge Advocate 
General (General Law), and the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Claims and Tort Litigation) have delegated authority to settle claims 
for $25,000.00 or less.
    (4) Naval Legal Service Office commanding officers and the Officer 
in Charge, U.S. Sending State Office for Italy have delegated authority 
to settle claims for $15,000.00 or less.
    (5) Officers in charge of Naval Legal Service Office Detachments, 
when specifically designated by cognizant commanding officers of Naval 
Legal Service Offices; and the Claims Officer at the U.S. Naval Station, 
Panama Canal have delegated authority to settle claims for $10,000.00 or 
less.
    (6) Overseas commands with a Judge Advocate General's Corps officer 
or a judge advocate of the Marine Corps attached, have delegated 
authority to settle claims for $5,000.00 or less.
    (b) Denial Authority. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may deny a claim 
in any amount.
    (2) The Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Judge Advocate General, 
the Assistant Judge Advocate General (General Law), and the Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Claims and Tort Litigation) have 
delegated authority to deny claims in any amount.
    (3) All other adjudicating authorities have delegated authority to 
deny claims only to the amount of their settlement authority.
    (c) Appellate Authority. Adjudicating authorities have the same 
authority as delegated in paragraph b above to act upon appeals. No 
appellate authority below the Secretary of the Navy may deny an appeal 
of a claim it had previously denied.