[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR400.138]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
     CHAPTER IV--FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 400--GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart K--Debt Management--Regulations for the 1986 and Succeeding Crop 
                                  Years
 
Sec. 400.138  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 hearing official agree to alternative arrangements 
for repayment under Sec. 400.135.
    (b) Installment deductions. Installment deductions will be made over 
a period not greater than the anticipated period of employment. The size 
and frequency of the installment deductions will bear a reasonable 
relation to the size of the debt and the employee's ability to pay. If 
possible, the installment payment will be sufficient in size and 
frequency to liquidate the debt in no more than three years. Installment 
payments of less than $25.00 per pay period, or $50.00 per month, will 
be accepted only in the most unusual circumstances.

[53 FR 5, Jan. 4, 1988, and 53 FR 10527, Apr. 1, 1988]