14 CFR § 1261.311 - Claims requiring Department of Justice approval or consultation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s1261.311"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 1261.311 - Claims requiring Department of Justice approval or consultation."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1261.311"
section_name: "Claims requiring Department of Justice approval or consultation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1261"
part_name: "PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Subparts 1261.4, 1261.5, and 1261.6 issued under 51 U.S.C. 20113; 31 U.S.C. 3711 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 CFR parts 900 through 904; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, §§ 550.1101 through 550.1107."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 48104, July 18, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1261"
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# 1261.311 Claims requiring Department of Justice approval or consultation.
(a) When in the opinion of the NASA official designated in § 1261.308, Department of Justice approval or consultation may be required, pursuant to 28 CFR part 14, in connection with a claim being acted upon under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the following papers shall be forwarded to the General Counsel:
(1) A short and concise statement of the facts of the claim.
(2) Copies of all relevant portions of the claim file.
(3) A statement of the recommendations or views of the forwarding official.
(b) A claim forwarded to the General Counsel in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, or upon which the General Counsel is acting pursuant to § 1261.308(c), shall be referred to the Department of Justice when, in the opinion of the General Counsel, Department of Justice approval or consultation is required or may be appropriate.