[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR2506.1] [Page 556-557] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE CHAPTER XXV--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PART 2506_COLLECTION OF DEBTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Introduction Sec. 2506.1 Why is the Corporation issuing these regulations? Subpart A_Introduction Sec. 2506.1 Why is the Corporation issuing these regulations? 2506.2 Under what authority does the Corporation issue these regulations? 2506.3 What definitions apply to the regulations in this part? 2506.4 What types of debts are excluded from these regulations? 2506.5 If a debt is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived? 2506.6 What is a claim or debt? 2506.7 Why does the Corporation have to collect debts? 2506.8 What action might the Corporation take to collect debts? 2506.9 What rights do I have as a debtor? Subpart B_General Provisions 2506.10 Will the Corporation use its cross-servicing agreement with Treasury to collect its debts? 2506.11 Will the Corporation refer debts to the Department of Justice? 2506.12 Will the Corporation provide information to credit reporting agencies? 2506.13 How will the Corporation contract for private collection services? 2506.14 What should I expect to receive from the Corporation if I owe a debt to the Corporation? 2506.15 What will the notice tell me regarding collection actions that might be taken if the debt is not paid within 60 days of the notice, or arrangements to pay the debt are not made within 60 days of the notice? 2506.16 What will the notice tell me about my opportunity for review of my debt? 2506.17 What must I do to obtain a review of my debt, and how will the review process work? 2506.18 What interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs will I have to pay on a debt owed to the Corporation? 2506.19 How can I resolve my debt through voluntary repayment? [[Page 557]] 2506.20 What is the extent of the Chief Executive Officer's authority to compromise debts owed to the Corporation, or to suspend or terminate collection action on such debts? 2506.21 May the Corporation's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt? Subpart C_Salary Offset 2506.30 What debts are included or excluded from coverage of these regulations on salary offset? 2506.31 May I ask the Corporation to waive an overpayment that otherwise would be collected by offsetting my salary as a Federal employee? 2506.32 What are the Corporation's procedures for salary offset? 2506.33 How will the Corporation coordinate salary offsets with other agencies? 2506.34 Under what conditions will the Corporation make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset? 2506.35 Will the collection of a debt by salary offset act as a waiver of my rights to dispute the claimed debt? Subpart D_Tax Refund Offset 2506.40 Which debts can the Corporation refer to Treasury for collection by offsetting tax refunds? 2506.41 What are the Corporation's procedures for collecting debts by tax refund offset? Subpart E_Administrative Offset 2506.50 Under what circumstances will the Corporation collect amounts that I owe to the Corporation (or some other Federal agency) by offsetting the debt against payments that the Corporation (or some other Federal agency) owes me? 2506.51 How will the Corporation request that my debt to the Corporation be collected by offset against some payment that another Federal agency owes me? 2506.52 What procedures will the Corporation use to collect amounts I owe to a Federal agency by offsetting a payment that the Corporation would otherwise make to me? 2506.53 When may the Corporation make an offset in an expedited manner? 2506.54 Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to the Corporation? Subpart F_Administrative Wage Garnishment 2506.55 How will the Corporation collect debts through Administrative Wage Garnishment? Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a). Source: 68 FR 16438, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted. (a) The Corporation is issuing these regulations to inform the public of procedures that may be used by the Corporation for the collection of debt. (b) These regulations provide that the Corporation will attempt to collect debts owed to it or other Government agencies either directly, or by other means including salary offsets, administrative offsets, tax refund offsets, or administrative wage garnishment. (c) These regulations also provide that the Corporation has entered into a cross-servicing agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) under which the Treasury will take authorized action to collect amounts owed to the Corporation.