[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: 45CFR2506.2]

[Page 557-558]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER XXV--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
PART 2506_COLLECTION OF DEBTS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_Introduction
 
Sec. 2506.2  Under what authority does the Corporation issue these 
regulations?

    (a) The Corporation is issuing the regulations in this part under 
the authority of 31 U.S.C. chapter 37, 3701-3720A and 3720D. These 
sections implement the requirements of the Federal Claims Collection Act 
of 1966, as amended by the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
    (b) The Corporation is also issuing the regulations in this part to 
conform to the Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS), which 
prescribe standards for handling the Federal Government's claims for 
money or property. The FCCS are issued by the Department of Justice 
(DOJ) and the Treasury at 31 CFR chapter IX, parts 900-904. The 
Corporation adopts those standards without change. The regulations in 
this part supplement the FCCS by prescribing procedures necessary and 
appropriate for the Corporation's operations.
    (c) The Corporation is also issuing the regulations in this part to 
conform to the standards for handling Administrative Wage Garnishment 
processing

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by the Federal Government. The standards are issued by the Treasury at 
31 CFR 285.11. The Corporation adopts those standards without change. 
The regulations in this part supplement the standards by prescribing 
procedures necessary and appropriate for the Corporation's operations.
    (d) The Corporation is further issuing the regulations in this part 
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5514, and the salary offset regulations 
published by the Office of Personnel and Management at 5 CFR part 550, 
subpart K.
    (e) All of these debt collection regulations are issued under the 
Corporation's authority under 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c).