[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR143.1]

[Page 512-513]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 143_COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES ARISING FROM 
ACTIVITIES UNDER THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  143.1  Purpose.




Sec.
143.1 Purpose.

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

143.2 Notice of claim.
143.3 Interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs.
143.4 Collection by offset.
143.5 Collection by compromise.
143.6 Referral for litigation.
143.7 Delegation of authority to the Executive Director.
143.8 Inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalties.

                Subpart B_Administrative Wage Garnishment

143.9 Administrative wage garnishment orders.
143.10 Garnishment hearings.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 9 and 15, 9a, 12a(5), 13a, 13a-1(d), and 13(a); 
31 U.S.C. 3701-3720E; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.

    Source: 50 FR 5384, Feb. 8, 1985, unless otherwise noted.


    This part provides procedures that the Commission will use to 
collect debts owed the United States arising from activities under the 
Commission's jurisdiction. As applicable, these procedures are based 
upon, and conform to, the Federal Claims Collection Act, as amended, 31 
U.S.C. 3701-3720E; the Federal Claims Collection Standards, 31 CFR Parts 
900-905, issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of 
Justice; administrative wage garnishment regulations issued by the 
Department of the Treasury, 31 CFR 285.11; and other laws applicable to 
the collection of non-tax debts owed to the United States arising from 
activities under the Commission's jurisdiction. Subpart A describes 
procedures

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for collection by offset against obligations of the United States to the 
debtor, by compromise, and by referral to the Department of Justice for 
litigation. It also sets forth the Commission's policy on collecting 
interest on unpaid claims, the method used in calculating such interest, 
and the maximum inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalties that may be 
assessed and enforced for each violation of the Commodity Exchange Act 
or regulations or orders of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
Subpart B describes procedures for collection by administrative 
garnishment of the debtor's wages.

[69 FR 52997, Aug. 31, 2004]