5 CFR 177.106
§ 177.106 Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 177.106, § 177.106 Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5326
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(a) The General Counsel of OPM, or his or her designee, is delegated authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and settle claims under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part. The General Counsel, in his or her discretion, has the authority to further delegate the responsibility for adjudicating, considering, adjusting, compromising, and settling any claim submitted under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2672, and this part, that is based on the alleged negligence or wrongful act or omission of an OPM employee, with the exception of claims involving personal injury. All claims involving personal injury will be adjudicated, considered, adjusted, compromised and settled by the Office of the General Counsel.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.