[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR24.207]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 24_UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR 
 
                Subpart C_General Relocation Requirements
 
Sec.  24.207  General requirements--claims for relocation payments.

    (a) Documentation. Any claim for a relocation payment shall be 
supported by such documentation as may be reasonably required to support 
expenses incurred, such as bills, certified prices, appraisals, or other 
evidence of such expenses. A displaced person must be provided 
reasonable assistance necessary to complete and file any required claim 
for payment.
    (b) Expeditious payments. The Agency shall review claims in an 
expeditious manner. The claimant shall be promptly notified as to any 
additional documentation that is required to support the claim. Payment 
for a claim shall be made as soon as feasible following

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receipt of sufficient documentation to support the claim.
    (c) Advanced payments. If a person demonstrates the need for an 
advanced relocation payment in order to avoid or reduce a hardship, the 
Agency shall issue the payment, subject to such safeguards as are 
appropriate to ensure that the objective of the payment is accomplished.
    (d) Time for filing. (1) All claims for a relocation payment shall 
be filed with the Agency no later than 18 months after:
    (i) For tenants, the date of displacement.
    (ii) For owners, the date of displacement or the date of the final 
payment for the acquisition of the real property, whichever is later.
    (2) The Agency shall waive this time period for good cause.
    (e) Notice of denial of claim. If the Agency disapproves all or part 
of a payment claimed or refuses to consider the claim on its merits 
because of untimely filing or other grounds, it shall promptly notify 
the claimant in writing of its determination, the basis for its 
determination, and the procedures for appealing that determination.
    (f) No waiver of relocation assistance. A displacing Agency shall 
not propose or request that a displaced person waive his or her rights 
or entitlements to relocation assistance and benefits provided by the 
Uniform Act and this regulation.
    (g) Expenditure of payments. Payments, provided pursuant to this 
part, shall not be considered to constitute Federal financial 
assistance. Accordingly, this part does not apply to the expenditure of 
such payments by, or for, a displaced person.