28 CFR § 14.5 - Review by legal officers.

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title: "28 CFR § 14.5 - Review by legal officers."
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title_name: "Judicial Administration"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "14"
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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# 14.5 Review by legal officers.

The authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle a claim under the provisions of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, shall, if the amount of a proposed compromise, settlement, or award exceeds $5,000, be exercised by the head of an agency or his designee only after review by a legal officer of the agency.

[Order No. 371-66, 31 FR 16616, Dec. 29, 1966, as amended by Order No. 757-77, 42 FR 62001, Dec. 8, 1977; Order No. 960-81, 46 FR 52355, Oct. 27, 1981]