[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR14.12]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 14_EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 14.12  Principal types of unallowable claims.

    Claims that ordinarily will not be allowed include:
    (a) Loss or damage totaling less than $25;
    (b) Money or currency, except when deposited with an authorized 
government agency for safekeeping;
    (c) Loss or damage to an item of extraordinary value or to an 
antique where the item was shipped with household goods, unless the 
employee filed a valid appraisal or authentication with the carrier 
prior to shipment of the item;
    (d) Loss of bankbooks, checks, notes, stock certifications, money 
orders, or travelers checks;
    (e) Property owned by the United States unless the employee is 
financially responsible for it to another government agency;
    (f) Claims for loss or damage to a bicycle or a private motor 
vehicle, unless allowable under Sec. 14.11(b)(6);
    (g) Losses of insurers or subrogees;
    (h) Losses recoverable from insurers or carriers;
    (i) Losses recovered or recoverable pursuant to contract;
    (j) Claims for damage or loss caused, in whole or in part, by the 
negligent or wrongful acts of the employee or his/her agent;
    (k) Property used for personal business or profit;
    (l) Theft from the possession of the employee unless the employee 
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reasonable precautions to protect the item from theft;
    (m) Property acquired, possessed or transported in violation of law 
or regulations;
    (n) Unserviceable property; or
    (o) Damage or loss to an item during shipment of household goods 
where the damage or loss was caused by the employee's negligence in 
packing the item.