[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR105-56.017]

[Page 427-428]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-56_SALARY OFFSET FOR INDEBTEDNESS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE 
UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Centralized Salary Offset (CSO) Procedures_GSA as Creditor 
                                 Agency
 
Sec. 105-56.017  Centralized salary offset computer match.

    (a) Delinquent debt records will be compared with Federal employee 
records maintained by members of the consortium or paying agencies. The 
records will be compared to identify Federal employees who owe 
delinquent debts for purposes of collecting the debt by administrative 
offset. A match will occur when the taxpayer identifying number and name 
of a Federal

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employee are the same as the taxpayer identifying number and name of a 
debtor.
    (b) As authorized by the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3716(f), FMS, under 
a delegation of authority from the Secretary, has waived certain 
requirements of the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 
1988, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended, for administrative offset, including 
salary offset, upon written certification by the Administrator, or the 
Administrator's delegate, that the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3716(a) 
have been met. Specifically, FMS has waived the requirements for a 
computer matching agreement contained in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) and for post-
match notice and verification contained in 5 U.S.C. 552a(p). GSA will 
provide certification in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 105-
56.016(b)(3) of this subpart.