Claims Settlement Authority Issuance to Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals

Resumen

The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1996 transferred to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the Comptroller General's authority to settle claims. The OMB Director subsequently delegated the authorities listed below to the Department of Defense (DOD). The Secretary of Defense further delegated this authority to the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). This notice announces DOHA's intent to issue regulations implementing this new authority in the near future and that, in the meantime, that DOHA will use the procedures and practices applicable to the claims before the effective date of the transfer of authority, June 30, 1996, which are published in title 4, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Subchapter C.