{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-842.57","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 842.57","heading":"Reconsideration of final denials.","body":"This section provides the procedures used to reconsider a final denial.\n(a) An FCC has the inherent authority to reconsider a final decision. The mere fact that a request for reconsideration is received does not obligate the settlement authority to reopen the claim.\n(b) The FCC does not mention a reconsideration right in the original denial letter.\n(c) A settlement authority must reconsider the final action when there is:\n(1) New and material evidence concerning the claim; or\n(2) Obvious errors in the original decision.\n(d) The FCC must document in the claim file the reason for reconsideration.\n(e) A FCC above the original settlement authority may direct a claim be forwarded to a higher FCC for reconsideration.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE","SUBCHAPTER D—CLAIMS AND LITIGATION","PART 842—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS","Subpart E—Foreign Claims (10 U.S.C. 2734)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"6cecc3a8172133ffb842368d10561ab879ae286b48c54be79f53797b77ddf292","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-842.56","next":"us/32-cfr-842.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}