[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR30.1]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 30--CLAIMS COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 30.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) This regulation prescribes standards and procedures for the 
officers and employees of the Department, including officers and 
employees of the various Operating Divisions and regional offices of the 
Department, charged with collection and disposition of debts owed to the 
United States.
    (b) These standards and procedures will be applied where a statute, 
regulation or contract does not prescribe different standards or 
procedures. The authority for the regulation lies in the Federal Claims 
Collection Act of 1966,

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as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3711 and 3716-3718; the Federal Claims Collection 
Standards, at 4 CFR Parts 101-105; related statutes (5 U.S.C. 5512 and 
5514, 5 U.S.C. 552a) and regulations (5 CFR Part 550); and the common 
law. The covered activities include collecting claims in any amount; 
compromising claims, or suspending or terminating collection of claims 
that do not exceed $20,000, exclusive of interest and charges; and 
referring debts that cannot be disposed of by the Department to the 
Department of Justice or to the General Accounting Office for further 
administrative action or litigation. Further guidance may be found in 
the Departmental General Administration Manual, Personnel Manual, 
Accounting Manual and Grants Administration Manual, and any other 
manuals which may be issued by each Operating Division, office, or 
program.