[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR30.27]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 30_DEBT COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_What Provisions Apply to Administrative Offset?
 
Sec. 30.27  When does the Secretary enter into a repayment agreement 
rather than offset?

    (a) If a debtor wants an opportunity to enter into a written 
agreement to repay a debt on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the 
debtor must:
    (1) File a request to enter into such agreement within 20 days after 
the date of the notice provided under Sec. 30.22; and
    (2) File the request at the address specified in the notice.
    (b) A request filed under paragraph (a) of this section must contain 
all information provided to the debtor in the notice under Sec. 30.22 
or Sec. 30.33(b) that identifies the debtor and the debt, including the 
debtor's Social Security number and the program under which the debt 
arose, together with any corrections of that identifying information.
    (c) If the Secretary receives a request filed in accordance with 
this section, the Secretary may enter into a written agreement requiring 
repayment in accordance with 4 CFR 102.11, instead of offsetting the 
debt.
    (d) In deciding whether to enter into the agreement, the Secretary 
may consider:
    (1) The Government's interest in collecting the debt; and
    (2) Fairness to the debtor.
    (e)(1) A debtor that enters into a repayment agreement with the 
Secretary under this section waives any right to further review by the 
Secretary of the issues relating to the original debt identified in the 
notice under Sec. 30.22(b)(3)(ii) or Sec. 30.33(b)(3)(ii).
    (2) If a debtor breaches a repayment agreement, the Secretary may 
offset, or, under Sec. 30.30, refer to another agency for offset:
    (i) The amount owing under the agreement; or
    (ii) The entire original debt, to the extent not repaid.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3716(b))

[51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 35647, Oct. 7, 1986]