---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 177.106"
title: "5"
number: "177.106"
heading: "Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/177.106"
---

# §177.106. Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.

- (a) The General Counsel of OPM, or his or her designee, is delegated authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and settle claims under the provisions of [28 U.S.C. 2672](/usc/28/2672.md), and this part. The General Counsel, in his or her discretion, has the authority to further delegate the responsibility for adjudicating, considering, adjusting, compromising, and settling any claim submitted under the provisions of [28 U.S.C. 2672](/usc/28/2672.md), and this part, that is based on the alleged negligence or wrongful act or omission of an OPM employee, with the exception of claims involving personal injury. All claims involving personal injury will be adjudicated, considered, adjusted, compromised and settled by the Office of the General Counsel.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR 14.11.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 44945, July 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.