[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 2, Parts 400 to end]
[Revised as of April 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR1308.17]

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                CHAPTER XIII--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
 
PART 1308--CONTRACT DISPUTES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Contracting Officers
 
Sec. 1308.17  Failure to render timely decision.

    Any failure by Contracting Officer to issue a decision on a 
submitted claim within the period required or permitted by Sec. 1308.13, 
will be deemed to be a decision by the Contracting Officer denying the 
claim and will authorize the commencement of an appeal on the claim 
under this part, or a suit on the claim as provided in section 10(a)(2) 
of the Act. If no appeal or suit pursuant to this section has been 
commenced at

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the time the Contracting Officer issues a decision, the right to sue or 
appeal and the time limits therefor shall be determined as otherwise 
provided in this part and the Act, and this section shall not authorize 
an appeal or suit from the decision.