[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR11.1]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 11_CLAIMS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 11.1  General collection standards.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

11.1 General collection standards.

11.2 Delegations of authority.



      Subpart B_Administrative Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act



11.10 Scope of regulation.

11.11 Administrative claim; when presented; appropriate FEMA office.

11.12 Administrative claim; who may file.

11.13 Investigations.

11.14 Administrative claim; evidence and information to be submitted.

11.15 Authority to adjust, determine, compromise and settle.

11.16 Limitations on authority.

11.17 Referral to Department of Justice.

11.18 Final denial of claim.

11.19 Action on approved claim.



     Subpart C_Collection of Debts by the Government Under the Debt 

                         Collection Act of 1982



11.30 Scope of regulations.

11.31 Adoption of joint standards.

11.32 Subdivision and joining of debts.

11.33 Authority of offices to attempt collection of debts.

11.34 Referral of debts to the Chief Financial Officer, Federal 

          Emergency Management Agency.

11.35 Authority of offices to compromise debts or suspend or terminate 

          collection action.

11.36 Debt collection files.

11.37 [Reserved]

11.38 Annual reports to the Director, Office of Management and Budget, 

          and the Secretary of the Treasury.

11.40 Records retention.

11.41 Suspension or revocation of eligibility.

11.42 Demand for payment of debts.

11.43 Collection by administrative offset.

11.44 [Reserved]

11.45 Collection by salary offset.

11.46 Liquidation of collateral.

11.47 Collection in installments.

11.48 Interest, penalties, and administrative charges.

11.49 Omission not a defense.

11.50 Standards for compromise of debts.

11.51 Standards for suspension or termination of collection.

11.52 Referral of delinquent debtors to consumer reporting agencies.

11.53 Securing debtor addresses from the Department of Treasury.

11.54 Contracts with debt collection agencies.

11.55 Referral to GAO or Justice Department.

11.56 Analysis of costs.

11.57 Automation.

11.58 Prevention of overpayments, delinquencies, and defaults.

11.59 Office of General Counsel.

11.60 Sale of debts due the United States arising under programs 

          administered by the Agency.

11.61 Referral of delinquent debts to Department of the Treasury for 

          offsets against tax refunds.

11.62 Administrative charges incurred in referrals for tax refund 

          offset.

11.63 Notice to debtor before tax refund offset.

11.64 Review within Federal Emergency Management Agency.

11.65 Stay of tax refund offset action.



                 Subpart D_Personnel Claims Regulations



11.70 Scope and purpose.

11.71 Claimants.

11.72 Time limitations.

11.73 Allowable claims.

11.74 Claims not allowed.

11.75 Claims involving carriers and insurers.

11.76 Claims procedures.

11.77 Settlement of claims.

11.78 Computation of amount of award.

11.79 Attorney's fees.



    Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.



    Source: 45 FR 15930, Mar. 12, 1980, unless otherwise noted.







    The general standards and procedures governing the collection, 

compromise, termination and referral to the Department of Justice of 

claims for money and property that are prescribed in the regulations 

issued jointly by the General Accounting Office and the Department of 

Justice pursuant to the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (4 CFR 

part 101 et seq.), apply to the administrative claim collection 

activities



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of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).