[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 44CFR295.10]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 295_CERRO GRANDE FIRE ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart B_Bringing a Claim Under the CGFAA

 

Sec.  295.10  Bringing a claim under the CGFAA.





    (a) Any Injured Person may bring a claim under the CGFAA by filing a 

Notice of Loss. A claim submitted on any form other than a Notice of 

Loss will not be accepted. The Claimant must provide a brief description 

of each Loss on the Notice of Loss.

    (b) A single Notice of Loss may be submitted on behalf of a 

Household containing Injured Persons provided



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that all Injured Persons on whose behalf the claim is presented are 

identified.

    (c) The Notice of Loss must be signed by each Claimant, if the 

Claimant is an individual or by a duly authorized legal representative 

of each Claimant, if the Claimant is an entity or an individual who 

lacks the legal capacity to sign the Notice of Loss. If one is signing a 

Notice of Loss as the legal representative of a Claimant, the signer 

must disclose his or her relationship to the Claimant. FEMA may require 

a legal representative to submit evidence of authority.

    (d) Notice of Loss forms are available from OCGFC by request. They 

may be obtained through the mail, in person at the OCGFC office or by 

telephone request. The Notice of Loss form can also be downloaded from 

the Internet at http://www.fema.gov/cerrogrande.

    (e) Notices of Loss may be filed with OCGFC by mail to P.O. Box 

1480, Los Alamos, NM 87544-1480. OCGFC is unable to accept Notices of 

Loss submitted by facsimile or e-mail.

    (f) A Notice of Loss that is completely filled out and properly 

signed is deemed to be filed on the date it is received by OCGFC.