[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR105-55.006]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-55--COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 105-55.006  Responsibility for collection.

    (a) Heads of Central Office Services and Staff Offices and Regional 
Administrators must initiate actions on claims arising from their 
program operations and immediately notify the appropriate Regional 
Finance Division. A claim will be recorded and controlled by the 
Regional Finance Division upon receipt of documentation from a competent 
authority establishing the amount due.
    (b) The collection of claims under the control of Regional Finance 
Divisions will be aggressively pursued in accordance with the provisions 
of part 102 of the Federal Claims Collection Standards (4 CFR part 102). 
Whenever feasible, debts owed to the United States, together with 
interest, administrative charges and penalty charges, should be 
collected in full in one lump sum. If the debtor requests installment 
payments, the Regional Finance Divisions shall be responsible for 
determining the financial hardship of debtors and when appropriate shall 
arrange installment payment schedules. Claims which cannot be collected 
either directly or by administrative offset shall either be

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written off as administratively uncollectible in accordance with 
authority delegated to the Director, Office of Finance and the 
Directors, Regional Finance Divisions, or referred to the appropriate 
Assistant General Counsel or Regional Counsel for further consideration.
    (c) The General Counsel, delegated officials in the Office of 
General Counsel, and each Regional Counsel may compromise or suspend or 
terminate the collection of, referred claims under $20,000, exclusive of 
interest, penalties and administrative charges under the Act and the 
Federal Claims Collection Standards 4 CFR parts 103 and 104.
    (d) The Office of General Counsel officials listed in paragraph (c) 
of this section have the responsibility for referring to the Department 
of Justice all claims over $20,000 exclusive of interest, penalties and 
administrative charges which cannot be compromised, suspended or 
terminated in accordance with the Federal Claims Collection Act and the 
Federal Claims Collections Standards. Referrals to the Department of 
Justice shall be made in accordance with 4 CFR part 105 of the Federal 
Claims Collections Standards.