[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR22.14]

[Page 208-209]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 22--SALARY OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 22.14  Procedures for salary offset--Methods of collection.

    (a) General. A debt will be collected by deductions at officially 
established pay intervals from an employee's current pay account, unless 
the employee and the Secretary agree to alternative arrangements for 
repayment.
    (b) Installment deductions. Installment deductions will be made over 
a period not greater than the anticipated period of employment. The size 
and frequency of installment deductions will bear a reasonable relation 
to the size of the debt and the employee's ability to pay. However, the 
amount deducted for any period will not exceed 15 percent of the 
disposable pay from which the deduction is made; unless the employee has 
agreed in writing to the deduction of a

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greater amount. If possible, the installment payment will be sufficient 
in size and frequency to liquidate the debt in three years. Installment 
payments of less than $25 per pay period or $50 a month will be accepted 
only in the most unusual circumstances.
    (c) Sources of deductions. The Department will make deductions from 
the employee's pay.