28 CFR § 14.1 - Scope of regulations.

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title: "28 CFR § 14.1 - Scope of regulations."
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part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 2672."
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# 14.1 Scope of regulations.

These regulations shall apply only to claims asserted under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The terms *Federal agency* and *agency,* as used in this part, include the executive departments, the military departments, independent establishments of the United States, and corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities or agencies of the United States but do not include any contractor with the United States.

[Order No. 960-81, 46 FR 52355, Oct. 27, 1981]