[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR177.106]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 177_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 177.106  Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.

    (a) The General Counsel of OPM, or his or her designee, is delegated 
authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and 
settle claims under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part. The 
General Counsel, in his or her discretion, has the authority to further 
delegate the responsibility for adjudicating, considering, adjusting, 
compromising, and settling any claim submitted under the provisions of 
28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part, that is based on the alleged negligence 
or wrongful act or omission of an OPM employee, with the exception of 
claims involving personal injury. All claims involving personal injury 
will be adjudicated, considered, adjusted, compromised and settled by 
the Office of the General Counsel.