5 CFR § 177.106 - Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s177.106"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 177.106 - Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "177.106"
section_name: "Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "177"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR 14.11."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 44945, July 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "177"
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# 177.106 Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.
(a) The General Counsel of OPM, or his or her designee, is delegated authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and settle claims under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part. The General Counsel, in his or her discretion, has the authority to further delegate the responsibility for adjudicating, considering, adjusting, compromising, and settling any claim submitted under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part, that is based on the alleged negligence or wrongful act or omission of an OPM employee, with the exception of claims involving personal injury. All claims involving personal injury will be adjudicated, considered, adjusted, compromised and settled by the Office of the General Counsel.