{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-14.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 14.9","heading":"Approval and payment of claims.","body":"(a) EPA's approval and payment of a claim is limited by the Act to $25,000. The EPA Claims Officer considers, adjusts, determines, compromises and settles all claims filed under this part. The decision of the EPA Claims Officer is final unless reconsideration under § 14.10 is granted.\n(b) The EPA Claims Officer will approve and pay claims filed for a deceased employee by persons specified in § 14.5 in the following order:\n(1) The spouse's claim.\n(2) A child's claim.\n(3) A parent's claim.\n(4) A brother's or sister's claim.","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":"b37777b65568778d23bdd5be18a032263d4ff2083b9fd9b5a123cdaa2e37c82d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-14.8","next":"us/40-cfr-14.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}