[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR114.105]

[Page 178]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 114_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND 
 
                  Subpart A_Administrative Tort Claims
 
Sec.  114.105  Who investigates and considers my claim?

    (a) SBA may investigate, or ask another Federal agency to 
investigate, your claim. SBA also may request any Federal agency to 
conduct a physical examination of you and provide a report to SBA. SBA 
will reimburse the Federal agency for the costs of that examination when 
authorized or required by statute or regulation.
    (b) In those cases in which SBA investigates your claim, and which 
arise out of the acts or omissions of employees other than employees of 
the Disaster Assistance Program, the SBA District Counsel in the office 
with jurisdiction over the site where the action giving rise to the 
claim occurred will investigate and make recommendations or 
determination with respect to your claim. In those cases in which SBA 
investigates your claim, and which arise out of acts or omissions of 
Disaster Assistance Program employees, the SBA Disaster Area Counsel in 
the office with jurisdiction over the site where the action giving rise 
to the claim occurred will investigate and make recommendations or a 
determination with respect to your claim. The District Counsel, or 
Disaster Area Counsel, where appropriate, may negotiate with you, and is 
authorized to use alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, which are 
nonbinding on SBA, when they may promote the prompt, fair and efficient 
resolution of your claim.
    (c) If your claim is for $5,000 or less, the District Counsel or 
Disaster Area Counsel who investigates your claim may deny the claim, or 
may recommend approval, compromise, or settlement of the claim to the 
Associate General Counsel for Litigation, who will in such a case take 
final action.

[61 FR 2401, Jan. 26, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 40283, July 26, 1999]