United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816b5a9 D09002ee1c816b63d United States Department of Justice originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In cases where employees of the Federal government are sued for money damages based on alleged torts, if the Attorney General certifies that the employees (and certain non-employees) were acting within the scope of their employment at the time, the suit would be deemed an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. This final rule conforms Department regulations to the provisions of the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act which expanded the tort protections for Federal employees (and certain non-employees) by finalizing a proposed rule the Department published on this subject on October 22, 2002. 68 FR 74187 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-23/03-31489 03-31489 fr23de03-13 RIN 1105-AA62 4410-12-P CIV 102F AG Order No. 2697-2003 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-23/03-31489 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-23/html/03-31489.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-23/pdf/03-31489.pdf Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Tort Claims 3 p. 74187 74189 68 FR 74187 Title 28 Part 15 28 CFR Part 15 RIN 1105-AA62 Certification and Decertification in Connection With Certain Suits Based Upon Acts or Omissions of Federal Employees and Other Persons; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-31489 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 2004-01-22 CIV 102F AG Order No. 2697-2003 4410-12-P 03-31489 Final rule.

In cases where employees of the Federal government are sued for money damages based on alleged torts, if the Attorney General certifies that the employees (and certain non-employees) were acting within the scope of their employment at the time, the suit would be deemed an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. This final rule conforms Department regulations to the provisions of the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act which expanded the tort protections for Federal employees (and certain non-employees) by finalizing a proposed rule the Department published on this subject on October 22, 2002.

This final rule is effective January 22, 2004. Phyllis J. Pyles, Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 888, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Tort Claims Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act: Suits based on acts or omissions of Federal employees and other persons; certification and decertification, Vol. 68, no. 246 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-12-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 311 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-23 P0b002ee1809e43d7 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23de03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-23/pdf/FR-2003-12-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-23/xml/FR-2003-12-23.xml fdlp 74161 74465 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-12-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-12-23 68 246