46 CFR § 327.52 - Notice of claim acceptance or denial.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s327.52"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 327.52 - Notice of claim acceptance or denial."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "327.52"
section_name: "Notice of claim acceptance or denial."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—NATIONAL SHIPPING AUTHORITY"
part_number: "327"
part_name: "SEAMEN'S CLAIMS; ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AND LITIGATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. Chapters 301-309."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 65633, Oct. 30, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "327"
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# 327.52 Notice of claim acceptance or denial.
The Maritime Administration shall give prompt notice in writing of the acceptance or denial of each claim in whole or in part, by mail to the last known address of, or by personal delivery to, the claimant or the claimant's legal representative. In the case of denial, such notice shall contain a brief statement of the reason for such a denial.