(a) Settlement authority. The following individuals have delegated authority to settle claims for $1,000 or less and deny them in any amount.
- (1) The Judge Advocate General.
- (2) The Deputy Judge Advocate General.
- (3) Director of Civil Law.
- (4) Chief, Deputy Chief and Branch Chiefs, Claims and Tort Litigation staff.
- (5) SJA of the Air Force component commands of the U.S. geographic combatant commands.
- (6) SJAs of single base GCMs and GCMs in PACAF and USAFE.
- (7) The SJA of each Air Force base, station and fixed installation.
- (8) Any other judge advocate designated by The Judge Advocate General.
- (b) Redelegation of authority. A settlement authority may redelegate it to a subordinate judge advocate or civilian attorney in writing.
- (c) Authority to reduce, withdraw, and restore settlement authority. Any superior settlement authority may reduce, withdraw, or restore delegated authority.
[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990. Redesignated and amended at 81 FR 83695, Nov. 22, 2016]