10 CFR § 1014.5 - Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.

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title: "10 CFR § 1014.5 - Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1014.5"
section_name: "Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1014"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1(a), 80 Stat. 306, (28 U.S.C. 2672); 28 CFR part 14; sec. 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 599, (42 U.S.C. 7254)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 7768, Feb. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1014.5 Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.

The General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel for Legal Services, the Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel, and any employees of the Department designated by the General Counsel to receive and act on tort claims at Headquarters and field locations are authorized to act on claims.