The time limits on a TSP transportation claim against the Government differ by mode as shown in the following table:
Time Limits on Actions Taken by TSP
| (a) Air Domestic |
6 years |
28 U.S.C. 2401, 2501
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| (b) Air International |
6 years |
28 U.S.C. 2401, 2501
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| (c) Freight Forwarders (subject to the IC Act) |
3 years |
49 U.S.C. 14705(f)
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| (d) Motor |
3 years |
49 U.S.C. 14705(f)
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| (e) Rail |
3 years |
49 U.S.C. 14705(f)
. |
| (f) Water (subject to the IC Act) |
3 years |
49 U.S.C. 14705(f)
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| (g) Water (not subject to the IC Act) |
2 years |
46 U.S.C. 745
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| (h) TSPs exempt from regulation |
6 years |
28 U.S.C. 2401, 2501
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