[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR30.26]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 30_CLAIMS COLLECTION--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart C_Compromise of Claims

 

Sec.  30.26  Cost of collecting claim.



    The Secretary may compromise a debt if the cost or deterrence value 

of collection do not justify the enforced collection of the full amount. 

The amount accepted in compromise in such cases may reflect an 

appropriate discount for the administrative and litigative costs of 

collection, taking into account the time which it will take to effect 

collection. Costs of collection may be a substantial factor in the 

settlement of small debts, but not normally in the settlement of large 

debts.