{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-204.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 204.2","heading":"Claims payable.","body":"Claims for death, personal injury, or damage to or loss of real or personal property are payable when the death, injury or damage is caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the Maritime Administration, while acting within the scope of employment and under circumstances in which the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant under the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER II—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER A—POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE","PART 204—CLAIMS AGAINST THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"f6e491bb3c9a492a5928541de7835568ad9c67bebadb6861b4394c5deee1fa1e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-204.1","next":"us/46-cfr-204.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}