[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1261.413]

[Page 353]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1261--PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 1261.4--Collection of Civil Claims of the United States Arising 
      Out of the Activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                          Administration (NASA)
 
Sec. 1261.413  Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, delinquencies, or defaults.

    The Office of the NASA Comptroller will:
    (a) Issue internal procedures to provide for periodic comparison of 
costs incurred and amounts collected. Data on costs and corresponding 
recovery rates for debts of different types and in various dollar ranges 
should be used to compare the cost effectiveness of alternative 
collection techniques, establish guidelines with respect to points at 
which costs of further collection efforts are likely to exceed 
recoveries, and assist in evaluating offers in compromise.
    (b) Consider the need, feasibility, and cost effectiveness of 
automated debt collection operation.
    (c) Establish internal controls to identify causes, if any, of 
overpayments, delinquencies, and defaults, and establish procedures for 
corrective actions as needs dictate.