[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: 5CFR178.101]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 178_PROCEDURES FOR SETTLING CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Administrative Claims_Compensation and Leave, Deceased 
   Employees' Accounts and Proceeds of Canceled Checks for Veterans' 
               Benefits Payable to Deceased Beneficiaries
 
Sec. 178.101  Scope of subpart.




    Subpart A_Administrative Claims_Compensation and Leave, Deceased 
   Employees' Accounts and Proceeds of Canceled Checks for Veterans' 
               Benefits Payable to Deceased Beneficiaries

Sec.
178.101 Scope of subpart.
178.102 Procedures for submitting claims.
178.103 Claim filed by a claimant's representative.
178.104 Statutory limitations on claims.
178.105 Basis of claim settlements.
178.106 Form of claim settlements.
178.107 Finality of claim settlements.

  Subpart B_Settlement of Accounts for Deceased Civilian Officers and 
                                Employees

178.201 Scope of subpart.
178.202 Definitions.
178.203 Designation of beneficiary.
178.204 Order of payment precedence.
178.205 Procedures upon death of employee.
178.206 Return of unnegotiated Government checks.
178.207 Claims settlement jurisdiction.
178.208 Applicability of general procedures.

    Source: 62 FR 68139, Dec. 31, 1997, unless otherwise noted.


    Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3702; 5 U.S.C. 5583; 38 U.S.C. 5122; Pub. L. 
No. 104-53, 211, Nov. 19, 1995; E.O. 12107.


    (a) Claims covered. This subpart prescribes general procedures 
applicable to claims against the United States that may be settled by 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
3702, 5 U.S.C. 5583 and 38 U.S.C. 5122. In general, these claims involve 
Federal employees' compensation and leave and claims for proceeds of 
canceled checks for veterans' benefits payable to deceased 
beneficiaries.
    (b) Claims not covered. This subpart does not apply to claims that 
are under the exclusive jurisdiction of administrative agencies pursuant 
to specific statutory authority or claims concerning matters that are 
subject to negotiated grievance procedures under collective bargaining 
agreements entered into pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7121(a). Also, these 
procedures do not apply to claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
(FLSA). Procedures for FLSA claims are set out in part 551 of this 
chapter.