[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR422.306]

[Page 1083-1084]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 422_ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart D_Claims Collection
 
Sec. 422.306  Report of overdue administrative debts to credit reporting 
agencies.

    (a) Debts we will report. We will report to credit reporting 
agencies all overdue administrative debts over $25. Some examples of 
administrative debts are as follows: overpayments of pay and allowances 
paid to employees, debts for civil monetary penalties imposed under 
section 1140(b) of the Act, debts for unpaid fees for reimbursable 
services performed by SSA (e.g., disclosures of information), and 
contractor debts.

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    (b) Notice to debtor. Before we report any administrative debt to a 
credit reporting agency, we will send the debtor written notice of the 
following:
    (1) We have determined that payment of the debt is overdue;
    (2) We will refer the debt to a credit reporting agency at the 
expiration of not less than 60 calendar days after the date of the 
notice unless, within that 60-day period, the debtor pays the full 
amount of the debt or takes either of the actions described in 
paragraphs (b)(6) or (b)(7) of this section;
    (3) The specific information we will provide to the credit reporting 
agency, including information that identifies the debtor (e.g., name, 
address, social security number, and employer identification number) and 
the amount, status, and history of the debt;
    (4) The debtor has the right to a complete explanation of the debt;
    (5) The debtor may dispute the accuracy of the information to be 
provided to the credit reporting agency;
    (6) The debtor may request a review of the debt by giving us 
evidence showing that he or she does not owe all or part of the amount 
of the debt or that we do not have the right to collect it; and
    (7) The debtor may request an installment payment plan.