32 C.F.R. § 750.49 Delegations of adjudicating authority.
Title 32 - National Defense
(a) Settlement authority. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may settle claims in any amount. The Secretary may pay the first $100,000.00 and report the excess to the Comptroller General for payment under 31 U.S.C. 1304. See 10 U.S.C. 2733(d). (2) The Judge Advocate General has delegated authority to settle claims for $100,000.00 or less. (3) The Deputy Judge Advocate General, the Assistant Judge Advocate General (General Law), and the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Claims and Tort Litigation) have delegated authority to settle claims for $25,000.00 or less. (4) Naval Legal Service Office commanding officers and the Officer in Charge, U.S. Sending State Office for Italy have delegated authority to settle claims for $15,000.00 or less. (5) Officers in charge of Naval Legal Service Office Detachments, when specifically designated by cognizant commanding officers of Naval Legal Service Offices; and the Claims Officer at the U.S. Naval Station, Panama Canal have delegated authority to settle claims for $10,000.00 or less. (6) Overseas commands with a Judge Advocate General's Corps officer or a judge advocate of the Marine Corps attached, have delegated authority to settle claims for $5,000.00 or less. (b) Denial authority. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may deny a claim in any amount. (2) The Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Judge Advocate General, the Assistant Judge Advocate General (General Law), and the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Claims and Tort Litigation) have delegated authority to deny claims in any amount. (3) All other adjudicating authorities have delegated authority to deny claims only to the amount of their settlement authority. (c) Appellate authority. Adjudicating authorities have the same authority as delegated in paragraph b above to act upon appeals. No appellate authority below the Secretary of the Navy may deny an appeal of a claim it had previously denied.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 750—GENERAL CLAIMS REGULATIONS
Subpart C—Military Claims Act
§ 750.49 Delegations of adjudicating authority.
