[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-8.15]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51 8_PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51-8.15  Collection of fees and charges.

    (a) Except when prepayment is required, payments shall be collected 
to the fullest extent possible at the time the requested materials are 
furnished. Payments shall be made by requesters

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within 30 days of the date of the billing.
    (b) Payments shall be made by check, draft, or money order made 
payable to the Treasury of the United States.
    (c) In instances where a requester has previously failed to pay a 
fee, the Committee may require the requester to pay the full amount 
owed, plus any applicable interest as provided below, as well as the 
full estimated fee associated with any new request before it begins to 
process the new or subsequent request.
    (d) On requests that result in fees being assessed, interest will be 
charged on an unpaid bill starting on the 31st day following the day on 
which the billing was sent. Interest will be at the rate prescribed in 
section 3717 of Title 31 United States Code, and will accrue from the 
date of the billing.
    (e) In attempting to collect fees levied under FOIA, the Committee 
will abide by the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 
97-365) in disclosing information to consumer reporting agencies and in 
the use of collection agencies, where appropriate, to encourage payment.