[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: 45CFR31.6]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 31--REFERRAL OF DEBT TO IRS FOR TAX REFUND OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 31.6  Stay of offset.

    If the debtor timely notifies the Secretary that the debtor is 
exercising a right described in Sec. 31.3(a) and timely submits evidence 
pursuant to Sec. 31.3(b), any notice to the IRS will be stayed

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until the issuance of a written decision by the hearing officer which 
determines that a debt or part of a debt is past due and legally 
enforceable.