Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1999Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 378.7 Acknowledgment of claims.

Wording first on file in the 1998 annual edition, superseded April 16, 2018.

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49 CFR § 378.7 — Acknowledgment of claims.. Text in force on October 1, 1999. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to April 16, 2018. Source: govinfo, 1999 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1999-title49-vol4/CFR-1999-title49-vol4-sec378-7. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/378.7?asof=1999-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Upon receipt of a written or electronically transmitted claim, the carrier shall acknowledge its receipt in writing or electronically to the claimant within 30 days after the date of receipt except when the carrier shall have paid or declined in writing or electronically within that period. The carrier shall include the date of receipt in its written or electronic claim which shall be placed in the file for that claim.

[47 FR 12804, Mar. 25, 1982]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998

June 15, 2018 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 16225, Apr. 16, 2018]
April 16, 2018 → June 15, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[47 FR 12804, Mar. 25, 1982]
Oct. 1, 1998 → April 16, 2018annual editions 1998–2016viewing
[47 FR 12804, Mar. 25, 1982]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.