{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-14.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 14.12","heading":"Principal types of unallowable claims.","body":"Claims that ordinarily will not be allowed include:\n(a) Loss or damage totaling less than $25;\n(b) Money or currency, except when deposited with an authorized government agency for safekeeping;\n(c) Loss or damage to an item of extraordinary value or to an antique where the item was shipped with household goods, unless the employee filed a valid appraisal or authentication with the carrier prior to shipment of the item;\n(d) Loss of bankbooks, checks, notes, stock certifications, money orders, or travelers checks;\n(e) Property owned by the United States unless the employee is financially responsible for it to another government agency;\n(f) Claims for loss or damage to a bicycle or a private motor vehicle, unless allowable under § 14.11(b)(6);\n(g) Losses of insurers or subrogees;\n(h) Losses recoverable from insurers or carriers;\n(i) Losses recovered or recoverable pursuant to contract;\n(j) Claims for damage or loss caused, in whole or in part, by the negligent or wrongful acts of the employee or his/her agent;\n(k) Property used for personal business or profit;\n(l) Theft from the possession of the employee unless the employee took reasonable precautions to protect the item from theft;\n(m) Property acquired, possessed or transported in violation of law or regulations;\n(n) Unserviceable property; or\n(o) Damage or loss to an item during shipment of household goods where the damage or loss was caused by the employee's negligence in packing the item.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 14—EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"0f3e79648f0c74962827617481037386034821a709fca19da9cdb145eabd3c91","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-14.11","next":"us/40-cfr-14.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}