[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR177.109]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 177_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT 
CLAIMS ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 177.109  Final denial of claim.

    Final denial of an administrative claim must 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. But, it must include 
a statement that, if the claimant is dissatisfied with the OPM action, 
he or she may file suit in an appropriate United States district court 
not later than 6 months after the date of mailing of the notification.