[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR30.26]

[Page 95]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 30--CLAIMS COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Compromise of Claims
 
Sec. 30.26  Cost of collecting claim.

    The Secretary may compromise a debt if the cost or deterrence value 
of collection do not justify the enforced collection of the full amount. 
The amount accepted in compromise in such cases may reflect an 
appropriate discount for the administrative and litigative costs of 
collection, taking into account the time which it will take to effect 
collection. Costs of collection may be a substantial factor in the 
settlement of small debts, but not normally in the settlement of large 
debts.