§ 0.132 Delegation respecting claims against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 0: ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Subpart W: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives › § 0.132: § 0.132 Delegation respecting claims against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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(a) The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is authorized to exercise the power and authority vested in the Attorney General under 31 U.S.C. 3724, with regard to claims arising out of the lawful activities of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives personnel, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 in any one case.

(b) The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is authorized to redelegate the power and authority vested in him by paragraph (a) of this section and by 28 CFR 0.172 to the Chief Counsel of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Chief Counsel's designee within the Office of Chief Counsel. This authority shall not be further redelegated below the Associate Chief Counsel level.

[Order No. 2650-2003, 68 FR 4926, Jan. 31, 2003, as amended by AG Order No. 3330-2012, 77 FR 26183, May 3, 2012]

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