[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR11.18]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 11_CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B_Administrative Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act
 
Sec.  11.18  Final denial of claim.

    (a) Final denial of an administrative claim under this part shall be 
in writing and sent to the claimant, his or her attorney, or legal 
representative by certified or registered mail. The notification of 
final denial may include a statement of the reasons for the denial and 
shall include a statement that, if the claimant is dissatisfied with the 
FEMA action, he or she may file suit in an appropriate U.S. District 
Court not later than 6 months after the date of mailing of the 
notification.
    (b) Prior to the commencement of suit and prior to the expiration of 
the 6-month period provided in 28 U.S.C.

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2401(b), a claimant, his or her duly authorized agent, or legal 
representative, may file a written request with FEMA for reconsideration 
of a final denial of a claim under paragraph (a) of this section. Upon 
the timely filing of a request for reconsideration the FEMA shall have 6 
months from the date of filing in which to make a final FEMA disposition 
of the claim and the claimant's option under 28 U.S.C. 2675(a) shall not 
accrue until 6 months after the filing of a request for reconsideration. 
Final FEMA action on a request for reconsideration shall be effected in 
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section.