[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1261.110]



[Page 336]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1261_PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart 1261.1_Employees' Personal Property Claims

 

Sec. 1261.110  Settlement of claims.



    (a) Settlement officials. (1) Claims in the amount of $5,000 or more 

will be acted upon by the General Counsel. Claims less than $5,000 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.

    (2) Claims arising for $5,000 or more shall be investigated by the 

Chief Counsel or Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, as 

appropriate, and a report and recommendation thereon shall be forwarded 

to the General Counsel.

    (b) Action by settlement official. (1) For each claim, the 

settlement official shall complete a report in duplicate on NASA Form 

1204 and retain a claim file consisting of the original claim, the 

report, and any other relevant evidence or documents.

    (2) When a claim is allowed in an amount acceptable to the claimant, 

the settlement official shall prepare a ``Voucher for Payment of 

Employees' Personal Property Claims'' (NASA Form 1220), have it properly 

executed by the claimant, and forward it with a copy of the approved 

claim (NASA Form 1204) to the appropriate NASA fiscal or financial 

management office for payment.

    (3) When a claim is disallowed or is partially allowed in an amount 

unacceptable to the claimant, the settlement official shall notify the 

claimant in writing of the action taken and the reasons therefor. If not 

satisfied with the action taken, the claimant may, within 60 days after 

receipt of such notice, request reconsideration of the claim and may 

submit any new evidence that he/she feels to be pertinent to the claim. 

If such a claim has been disallowed at the field installation level, the 

claimant may request reconsideration by the field installation, or by 

the General Counsel, or both.

    (c) Final and conclusive. The settlement of a claim under this 

subpart, whether by full or partial allowance or disallowance, is final 

and conclusive.



Subpart 1261.2 [Reserved]