[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR30.29]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 30--DEBT COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart C--What Provisions Apply to Administrative Offset?
 
Sec.  30.29  What procedures apply when the Secretary offsets to collect a debt owed another agency?

    The Secretary may initiate offset to collect a debt owed another 
Federal agency if:

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    (a) An official of that agency certifies in writing:
    (1) That the debtor owes a debt to the United States;
    (2) The amount of the debt; and
    (3) That the agency has complied with 4 CFR 102.3; and
    (b) For offsets under 31 U.S.C. 3716, the Secretary makes an 
independent determination that the offset meets the standards under 
Sec.  30.21(a)(2).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3716(b))