[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR16.15]

[Page 299]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 16--SALARY OFFSET PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING DEBTS OWED BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.15  Procedures for salary offset.

    (a) Deductions to liquidate an employee's debt will be by the method 
and in the amount stated in the NRC's notice of intention to offset as 
provided in Sec. 16.7. Debts will be collected in one lump sum where 
possible. If the employee is financially unable to pay in one lump sum, 
collection must be made in installments.
    (b) Debts will be collected by deduction at officially established 
pay intervals from an employee's current pay account unless alternative 
arrangements for repayment are made.
    (c) Installment deductions will be made over a period not greater 
than the anticipated period of employment. The size of installment 
deductions must bear a reasonable relationship to the size of the debt 
and the employee's ability to pay. The deduction for the pay intervals 
for any period may not exceed 15% of disposable pay unless the employee 
has agreed in writing to a deduction of a greater amount.
    (d) Offset against any subsequent payment due an employee who 
retires or resigns or whose employment or period of active duty ends 
before collection of the debt is completed is provided for in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3716. These payments include but are not limited to final 
salary payment or lump-sum leave due the employee from the paying agency 
as of the date of separation to the extent necessary to liquidate the 
debt.