{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-295.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 295.7","heading":"Authority to settle or compromise claims.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, the Director of OCGFC may extend an offer to settle or compromise a claim or any portion of a claim, which if accepted by the Claimant will be binding on the Claimant and on the United States, except that the United States may recover funds improperly paid to a Claimant due to fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the Claimant or the Claimant's representative, a material mistake on our part or the Claimant's failure to cooperate in an audit as required by § 295.35.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—FIRE ASSISTANCE","PART 295—CERRO GRANDE FIRE ASSISTANCE","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"2ba977d7c4c0ef6c78384119056ba3332301fa05edab512850f3737c61f8eae7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-295.6","next":"us/44-cfr-295.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}