10 CFR § 770.10 - When must a person or entity, who wishes to contest a DOE denial of request for indemnification of a claim, begin legal action?

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title: "10 CFR § 770.10 - When must a person or entity, who wishes to contest a DOE denial of request for indemnification of a claim, begin legal action?"
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "770.10"
section_name: "When must a person or entity, who wishes to contest a DOE denial of request for indemnification of a claim, begin legal action?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "770"
part_name: "TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY AT DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. 2811."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 10689, Feb. 29, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 770.10 When must a person or entity, who wishes to contest a DOE denial of request for indemnification of a claim, begin legal action?

If DOE denies the claim, DOE must provide the person or entity with a notice of final denial of the claim by DOE by certified or registered mail. The person or entity must begin legal action within six months after the date of mailing.