49 CFR 378.7
§ 378.7 Acknowledgment of claims.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 378.7, § 378.7 Acknowledgment of claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/260441
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Upon receipt of a written claim, the carrier shall acknowledge its receipt in writing to the claimant within 30 days after the date of receipt except when the carrier shall have paid or declined in writing within that period. The carrier shall include the date of receipt in its written claim, which shall be placed in the file for that claim.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.