[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR11.54]

[Page 127-128]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 11_CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart C_Collection of Debts by the Government Under the Debt 
                         Collection Act of 1982
 
Sec. 11.54  Contracts with debt collection agencies.

    (a) General. FEMA shall utilize mandatory, government-wide debt 
collection agency contracts negotiated by the General Services 
Administration or the Department of the Treasury to effect collection of 
debts owed FEMA.
    (b) Debt collection contract provisions. Contracts entered into 
under authority of this secion shall have provisions relating to:
    (1) Protection of data relating to individuals which shall not be 
less than that provided under the terms of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 
552a).
    (2) Protection of data derived from Department of the Treasury 
taxpayer identity information files shall in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 
6103(p)(4) and 26 CFR parts 301 and 601.
    (3) Authority to terminate collection action, settle or compromise 
claims shall remain with the Director of the Agency or the ACO rather 
than with the Contracting Officer.
    (4) Resolution of disputes relating to the claim shall remain with 
the ACO or the Agency Director. Resolution of disputes arising under the 
contract or with the contractor shall remain with the Agency Contracting 
Officer who shall handle such disputes in accordance with the Contract 
Disputes Act (Pub. L. 95-563).
    (5) Judicial enforcement of the claim shall be handled by the U.S. 
Department of Justice.

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    (6) The contractor shall adhere to Federal and State laws and 
regulations pertaining to debt collection practices including the Fair 
Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.)
    (7) Contracts, entered into under provisions of this section, shall 
be subject to competition to the maximum practicable extent.
    (8) The contractor shall be required to strictly account for all 
amounts collected.
    (c) Collection fees. Contracts entered into under this section may 
provide that fees payable to the contractor may be paid only from the 
amounts collected from the debtor as determined by the Contracting 
Officer. However, such contracts shall be funded only from funds 
available for the time period in which the contract is executed.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3067-0122)

[49 FR 38267, Sept. 28, 1984; 50 FR 40007, Oct. 1, 1985; 50 FR 42023, 
Oct. 17, 1985; 51 FR 34605, Sept. 30, 1986; 53 FR 47212, Nov. 22, 1988]