---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 61.302"
title: "20"
number: "61.302"
heading: "Time limitations for filing a claim for detention benefits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/61.302"
---

# §61.302. Time limitations for filing a claim for detention benefits.


The time limitation provisions found in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended ([5 U.S.C. 8101](/usc/5/8101.md) et seq.) apply to the filing of claims for detention benefits. The Office may waive the time limitations if it finds that circumstances beyond the claimant's control prevented the filing of a timely claim.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, sec. 1, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1010, 64 Stat. 1271; 5 U.S.C. 8145, 8149; 42 U.S.C. 1704, 1706; Secretary's Order 7-87, 52 FR 48466; Employment Standards Order 78-1, 43 FR 51469.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 3679, Feb. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.