§ 10.900 What is the death gratuity under this subpart?
§ 10.901 Which employees are covered under this subpart?
§ 10.902 Does every employee’s death due to injuries incurred in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation qualify for the death gratuity?
§ 10.903 Is the death gratuity payment applicable retroactively?
§ 10.904 Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?
§ 10.905 If an employee incurs a covered injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation but does not die of the injury until years later, does the death qualify for payment of the death gratuity?
§ 10.906 What special statutory definitions apply to survivors under this subpart?
§ 10.907 What order of precedence will OWCP use to determine which survivors are entitled to receive the death gratuity payment under this subpart?
§ 10.908 Can an employee designate alternate beneficiaries to receive a portion of the death gratuity payment?
§ 10.909 How does an employee designate a variation in the order or percentage of gratuity payable to survivors and how does the employee designate alternate beneficiaries?
§ 10.910 What if a person entitled to a portion of the death gratuity payment dies after the death of the covered employee but before receiving his or her portion of the death gratuity?
§ 10.911 How is the death gratuity payment process initiated?
§ 10.912 What is required to establish a claim for the death gratuity payment?
§ 10.913 In what situations will OWCP consider that an employee incurred injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation?
§ 10.914 What are the responsibilities of the employing agency in the death gratuity payment process?
§ 10.915 What are the responsibilities of OWCP in the death gratuity payment process?
§ 10.916 How is the amount of the death gratuity calculated?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 20 > Chapter I > Subchapter B > Part 10 > Subpart J - Death Gratuity

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  • undesirable microorganisms: includes those microorganisms that are of public health significance, that subject food to decomposition, that indicate that food is contaminated with filth, or that otherwise may cause food to be adulterated within the meaning of the act. See 21 CFR 110.3
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