[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6, Parts 800 to End]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR842.87]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 842--ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart K--Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 
                      2402, 2671, 2672, 2674-2680)
 
Sec. 842.87  Definitions.

    (a) Compromise. An agreed settlement based upon the facts, the law, 
and the application of the law to the facts.
    (b) Final denial. A letter the settlement authority mails to the 
claimant or authorized agent advising him or her that the Air Force 
denies his or her claim.
    (c) Reconsideration. A request by the claimant or claimant's 
authorized agent to reevaluate a final decision. A request for 
reconsideration and an appeal are the same thing.
    (d) Negligence. A departure from the conduct expected from a 
reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances.
    (e) Proximate cause. The dominant or primary cause involving a 
natural and continuous sequence unbroken by an effective cause.