(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.
authority: Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964, as amended (
31 U.S.C. 3721)
source: 51 FR 24146, July 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 14.9