40 CFR § 14.6 - Time limits for filing a claim.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s14.6"
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title: "40 CFR § 14.6 - Time limits for filing a claim."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "14.6"
section_name: "Time limits for filing a claim."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3721)."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 24146, July 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.6 Time limits for filing a claim.

A claim under this part is considered by the EPA Claims Officer only if it is in writing and received within two years after the claim accrues. The EPA Claims Officer may consider a claim not filed within this period when the claim accrued during a period of armed conflict and the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3721(g) are met.