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44 C.F.R. PART 11--CLAIMS

TITLE 44--Emergency Management and Assistance

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER A--GENERAL

PART 11--CLAIMS

Subpart A--GENERAL

�11.1

General collection standards.

�11.2

Delegations of authority.

Subpart B--ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT

�11.10

Scope of regulation.

�11.11

Administrative claim; when presented; appropriate FEMA office.

�11.12

Administrative claim; who may file.

�11.13

Investigations.

�11.14

Administrative claim; evidence and information to be submitted.

�11.15

Authority to adjust, determine, compromise and settle.

�11.16

Limitations on authority.

�11.17

Referral to Department of Justice.

�11.18

Final denial of claim.

�11.19

Action on approved claim.

Subpart C--COLLECTION OF DEBTS BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE DEBT COLLECTION ACT OF 1982

�11.30

Scope of regulations.

�11.31

Adoption of joint standards.

�11.32

Subdivision and joining of debts.

�11.33

Authority of offices to attempt collection of debts.

�11.34

Referral of debts to the Chief Financial Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

�11.35

Authority of offices to compromise debts or suspend or terminate collection action.

�11.36

Debt collection files.

�11.37

[Reserved]

�11.38

Annual reports to the Director, Office of Management and Budget, and the Secretary of the Treasury.

�11.40

Records retention.

�11.41

Suspension or revocation of eligibility.

�11.42

Demand for payment of debts.

�11.43

Collection by administrative offset.

�11.44

[Reserved]

�11.45

Collection by salary offset.

�11.46

Liquidation of collateral.

�11.47

Collection in installments.

�11.48

Interest, penalties, and administrative charges.

�11.49

Omission not a defense.

�11.50

Standards for compromise of debts.

�11.51

Standards for suspension or termination of collection.

�11.52

Referral of delinquent debtors to consumer reporting agencies.

�11.53

Securing debtor addresses from the Department of Treasury.

�11.54

Contracts with debt collection agencies.

�11.55

Referral to GAO or Justice Department.

�11.56

Analysis of costs.

�11.57

Automation.

�11.58

Prevention of overpayments, delinquencies, and defaults.

�11.59

Office of General Counsel.

�11.60

Sale of debts due the United States arising under programs administered by the Agency.

�11.61

Referral of delinquent debts to Department of the Treasury for offsets against tax refunds.

�11.62

Administrative charges incurred in referrals for tax refund offset.

�11.63

Notice to debtor before tax refund offset.

�11.64

Review within Federal Emergency Management Agency.

�11.65

Stay of tax refund offset action.

Subpart D--PERSONNEL CLAIMS REGULATIONS

�11.70

Scope and purpose.

�11.71

Claimants.

�11.72

Time limitations.

�11.73

Allowable claims.

�11.74

Claims not allowed.

�11.75

Claims involving carriers and insurers.

�11.76

Claims procedures.

�11.77

Settlement of claims.

�11.78

Computation of amount of award.

�11.79

Attorney's fees.