5 CFR § 177.108 - Referral to Department of Justice.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s177.108"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 177.108 - Referral to Department of Justice."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "177.108"
section_name: "Referral to Department of Justice."
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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# 177.108 Referral to Department of Justice.
When Department of Justice approval or consultation is required, or the advice of the Department of Justice is otherwise to be requested, under § 177.107, the written referral or request will be transmitted to the Department of Justice by the General Counsel of OPM or his or her designee.