[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR13.1]

[Page 183-184]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 13_CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 13.1  Purpose and scope.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
13.1 Purpose and scope.
13.2 Definitions.
13.3 Interagency claims.
13.4 Other remedies.
13.5 Claims involving criminal activities or misconduct.
13.6 Subdivision of claims not authorized.
13.7 Omission not a defense.

                          Subpart B_Collection

13.8 Collection rule.
13.9 Initial notice.
13.10 Aggressive collection actions; documentation.
13.11 Interest, penalty and administrative costs.
13.12 Interest and charges pending waiver or review.
13.13 Contracting for collection services.
13.14 Use of credit reporting agencies.
13.15 Taxpayer information.
13.16 Liquidation of collateral.
13.17 Suspension or revocation of license or eligibility.
13.18 Installment payments.
13.19 Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, 
          delinquencies or defaults.

                     Subpart C_Administrative Offset

13.20 Administrative offset of general debts.
13.21 Employee salary offset--general.
13.22 Salary offset when EPA is the creditor agency.
13.23 Salary offset when EPA is not the creditor agency.

                      Subpart D_Compromise of Debts

13.24 General.
13.25 Standards for compromise.
13.26 Payment of compromised claims.
13.27 Joint and several liability.
13.28 Execution of releases.

                Subpart E_Suspension of Collection Action

13.29 Suspension--general.
13.30 Standards for suspension.

                     Subpart F_Termination of Debts

13.31 Termination--general.
13.32 Standards for termination.

                           Subpart G_Referrals

13.33 Referrals to the Department of Justice.

        Subpart H_Referral of Debts to IRS for Tax Refund Offset

13.34 Purpose.
13.35 Applicability and scope.
13.36 Administrative charges.
13.37 Notice requirement before offset.
13.38 Review within the Agency.
13.39 Agency determination.
13.40 Stay of offset.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a, 5512, and 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. and 
3720A; 4 CFR parts 101-10.

    Source: 53 FR 37270, Sept. 23, 1988, unless otherwise noted.



    This regulation prescribes standards and procedures for the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) collection and disposal of 
debts. These standards and procedures are applicable to all debts for 
which a statute, regulation or contract does not prescribe different

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standards or procedures. This regulation covers EPA's collection, 
compromise, suspension, termination, and referral of debts.