40 CFR § 14.9 - Approval and payment of claims.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s14.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 14.9 - Approval and payment of claims."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "14.9"
section_name: "Approval and payment of claims."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "14"
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# 14.9 Approval and payment of claims.
(a) EPA's approval and payment of a claim is limited by the Act to $25,000. The EPA Claims Officer considers, adjusts, determines, compromises and settles all claims filed under this part. The decision of the EPA Claims Officer is final unless reconsideration under § 14.10 is granted.
(b) The EPA Claims Officer will approve and pay claims filed for a deceased employee by persons specified in § 14.5 in the following order:
(1) The spouse's claim.
(2) A child's claim.
(3) A parent's claim.
(4) A brother's or sister's claim.