32 CFR § 842.66 - Filing a claim.

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title: "32 CFR § 842.66 - Filing a claim."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "842.66"
section_name: "Filing a claim."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND LITIGATION"
part_number: "842"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 8013, 100 Stat. 1053, as amended; 10 U.S.C. 8013, except as otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 842.66 Filing a claim.

(a) *How and when filed.* A claim has been filed when a federal agency receives from a claimant or the claimant's duly authorized agent written notification of an incident of property damage, personal injury or death accompanied by a demand for money damages in a sum certain. A claim incorrectly presented to the Air Force will be promptly transferred to the appropriate Federal agency.

(b) *Amending a claim.* A claimant may amend a claim at any time prior to final Air Force action. Amendments will be submitted in writing and signed by the claimant or the claimant's duly authorized agent.

[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990. Redesignated at 81 FR 83695, Nov. 22, 2016]