[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR34.2]

[Page 120]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 34_CLAIMS FILED UNDER THE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 34.2  Definitions.

    In this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
    Claim means any claim filed by or on behalf of an employee for 
damage to, or loss of, property that is incident to the claimant's 
employment. This definition includes claims where the claimant is not 
the legal owner of the property in question, but has obtained 
authorization from the legal owner to posses or control the property.
    Claimant means an employee who has filed a claim with the Department 
under the MPCE Act.
    Damage or loss means total or partial destruction or loss of the 
item claimed.
    Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Employee means an officer or employee of the Department.
    Quarters means a house, apartment or other residence assigned by the 
government to an employee of the Department.