[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: 5CFR178.104]

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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. 178.104  Statutory limitations on claims.

    (a) Statutory limitations relating to claims generally. Except as 
provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section or as otherwise 
provided by law, all claims against the United States Government are 
subject to the 6-year statute of limitations contained in 31 U.S.C. 
3702(b). To satisfy the statutory limitation, a claim must be received 
by the Office of Personnel Management, or by the department or agency 
out of whose activities the claim arose, within 6 years from the date 
the claim accrued. The claimant is responsible for proving that the 
claim was filed within the applicable statute of limitations.
    (b) Claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Claims arising under 
the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. 207, et seq., must be received by the Office of 
Personnel Management, or by the department or agency out of whose 
activity the claim arose, within the time limitations specified in the 
FLSA.
    (c) Other statutory limitations. Statutes of limitation other than 
that identified in paragraph (a) of this section may apply to certain 
claims. Claimants are responsible for informing themselves regarding 
other possible statutory limitations.