44 CFR § 11.71 - Claimants.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s11.71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 11.71 - Claimants."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "11.71"
section_name: "Claimants."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "11"
part_name: "CLAIMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 15930, Mar. 12, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "11"
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# 11.71 Claimants.
(a) A claim pursuant to this subpart may only be made by: (1) An employee of FEMA; (2) a former employee of FEMA whose claim arises out of an incident occurring before his/her separation from FEMA; (3) survivors of a person named in paragraph (a) (1) or (2) of this section, in the following order of precedence: (i) Spouse; (ii) children; (iii) father or mother, or both or (iv) brothers or sisters, or both; (4) the authorized agent or legal representative of a person named in paragraphs (a) (1), (2), and (3) of this section.
(b) A claim may not be presented by or for the benefit of a subrogee, assignee, conditional vendor, or other third party.