[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 23, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 23CFR140.501] [Page 12] TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 140_REIMBURSEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart E_Administrative Settlement Costs_Contract Claims Sec. 140.501 Purpose. Source: 44 FR 59233, Oct. 15, 1979, unless otherwise noted. This regulation establishes the criteria for eligibility for reimbursement of administrative settlement costs in defense of contract claims on projects performed by a State under Federal-aid procedures.