[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: 14CFR1261.404]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

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

 

 Subpart 1261.4_Collection of Civil Claims of the United States Arising 

      Out of the Activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 

                          Administration (NASA)

 

Sec. 1261.404  Services of the Inspector General.



    (a) At the request of an official designated in or pursuant to Sec. 

1261.402, the Office of the Inspector General will, where practicable, 

conduct such investigations as may assist in the collection, compromise, 

or referral of claims of the United States, including investigations to 

determine the location and financial resources of the debtors.

    (b) Any claim which, in the opinion of an official designated in or 

pursuant to Sec. 1261.402 or Sec. 1261.403, may indicate fraud, 

presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation, on the part of the 

debtor or any other party having an interest in the claim, shall be 

referred by the designated official to the Inspector General (IG), NASA 

Headquarters, or to the nearest office of the NASA IG. After an 

investigation as may be appropriate, the IG shall:

    (1) Notice the official, from whom the claim was received, of the 

findings and refer the claim to the Department of Justice in accordance 

with the provisions of 4 CFR 101.3; or



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    (2) If it were found that there is no such indication of fraud, the 

presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation, return the claim to 

the official from whom it was received.