46 CFR § 204.2 - Claims payable.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s204.2"
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title: "46 CFR § 204.2 - Claims payable."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "204.2"
section_name: "Claims payable."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
part_number: "204"
part_name: "CLAIMS AGAINST THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR 14.11; 49 CFR 1.45(a)(2), (3), and (16)."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 25711, June 21, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "204"
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# 204.2 Claims payable.

Claims for death, personal injury, or damage to or loss of real or personal property are payable when the death, injury or damage is caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the Maritime Administration, while acting within the scope of employment and under circumstances in which the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant under the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.