§327.30. Statute of limitations for AEA and claim requirements. — Inbound Citations

(a) Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 30101(c) of the Admiralty Extension Act (AEA), administrative claims involving the extension of admiralty jurisdiction to cases of damage or injury on land caused by a MARAD vessel on navigable waters must be presented in writing to MARAD in accordance with this section through § 327.34 prior to institution of a court action thereon.

If MARAD fails to give written notice of acceptance or denial of a claim in accordance with § 327.30 within six months following the date of receipt of such a claim by the proper person designated in § 327.24(b), such claim will be presumed to have been denied by MARAD.