30.1 - Authority 4
30.1a - Statute of Limitations 4
4
30.3 - Policy 5
30.3a - Scope of Employment 5
30.3b - Dependents as Passengers in Federally Owned or Leased Vehicles 5
30.3c - House Hunting Trips 5
30.4 - Responsibility 5
31 - TORT CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT 5
31.1 - Procedures for Filing a Tort Claim 6
31.11 - Employee Procedures 6
31.12 - Who May File a Claim 8
31.2 - Processing Tort Claims Against the Government 8
31.21 - Date Stamping of Claims 9
31.22 - Incomplete Filings 9
31.23 - Insufficient Support 9
31.24 - Involvement of Other Agencies 10
31.24a - Claims Pertaining to Other Agencies 10
31.24b - Claims Involving More Than One Agency 10
31.25 - Administrative Reports 10
31.26 - ASC-B&F Claims Branch Review 12
31.26a - Transmittal to OGC 12
31.27 - OGC Determinations 13
31.28 - Payment of Claims 14
31.28a - Payment Process 14
31.28b - Payments of $2,500 or Less 14
31.28c - Payments of Over $2,500 15
31.28d - Additional Requirement for Payments Over $25,000 16
31.28e - Denials 16
31.29 - Records 16
31.3 - Small Claims for Privately Owned Property Damage or Loss (31 U.S.C. 3723) 17
32 - CLAIMS ARISING FROM HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS 17
32.1 - Claims Arising Out of Operation of a Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center 17
32.2 - Claims Arising Out of Operation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program 18
32.3 - Claims Arising Out of the Volunteer Program 19
32.4 - Claims Arising Out of the Youth Conservation Corps Program 19
33 - CLAIMS SUBJECT TO SETTLEMENT BY THE FOREST SERVICE 20
33.01 - Authority 20
33.1 - Loss of or Damage to Personal Property Obtained From Third Parties
(16 U.S.C. 502) 20
33.2 - Rewards for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction for Violating Laws and Regulations (16 U.S.C. 559a) 22
33.3 - Damage to or Destruction of Private Property in Protection, Administration, and Improvement of the National Forests (16 U.S.C. 574) 25
34 - SPECIFIC TYPES oF CLAIMS 26
34.1 - Contract Claims 26
34.2 - Claims Involving a Contractor's Union Employees 27
34.3 - Claims for Fighting Fires on Federal Property 27
34.4 - Claims for Damage to Rental Vehicles 27
34.5 - Questionable Claims 29
34.6 - Nuisance Claims 29
34.7 - Payment From a Private Relief Act Appropriation (31 CFR 256.2) 30
In addition to the policy in FSM 6570.1, the following direction applies to claims against the Government.
Unless a claim is filed within the time limit prescribed by statute, recovery from the Government is barred. Statutory exceptions may extend the time limit in specific instances. The following chart displays the statute of limitations for the statutes listed: