[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1027.7]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1027_SALARY OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1027.7  Coordinating offset with another Federal agency.

    (a) The CPSC as the creditor agency. (1) When the Executive Director 
determines that an employee of another agency (i.e., the paying agency) 
owes a debt to the CPSC, the Executive Director shall, as appropriate:
    (i) Certify in writing to the paying agency that the employee owes 
the debt, the amount and basis of the debt, the date on which payment 
was due, and the date the Government's right to collect the debt 
accrued, and that this part 1027 has been approved by the Office of 
Personnel Management.
    (ii) Unless the employee has consented to salary offset in writing 
or signed a statement acknowledging receipt of the required procedures, 
and the written consent is sent to the paying agency, the Executive 
Director must advise the paying agency of the action(s) taken under this 
part 1027, and the date(s) they were taken.
    (iii) Request the paying agency to collect the debt by salary 
offset. If deductions must be made in installments, the Executive 
Director may recommend to the paying agency the amount or percentage of 
disposable pay to be collected in each installment;
    (iv) Arrange for a hearing upon the proper petitioning by the 
employee;
    (v) If the employee is in the process of separating from the Federal 
service, the CPSC must submit its debt claim to the paying agency as 
provided in this part. The paying agency must certify the total amount 
collected, give a copy of the certification to the employee, and send a 
copy of the certification and notice of the employee's separation to the 
CPSC. If the paying agency is aware that the employee is entitled to 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or other similar payments, 
it must certify to the agency responsible for making such payments that 
the debtor owes a debt, including the amount of the debt, and that the 
provisions of 5 CFR 550.1108 have been followed; and
    (vi) If the employee has already separated from federal service and 
all payments due from the paying agency have been paid, the Executive 
Director may request, unless otherwise prohibited, that money payable to 
the employee from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or 
other similar funds be collected by administrative offset.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (b) The CPSC as the paying agency. (1) Upon receipt of a properly 
certified debt claim from another agency, deductions will be scheduled 
to begin at the next established pay interval. The

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employee must receive written notice that CPSC has received a certified 
debt claim from the creditor agency, the amount of the debt, the date 
salary offset will begin, and the amount of the deduction(s). CPSC shall 
not review the merits of the creditor agency's determination of the 
validity or the amount of the certified claim.
    (2) If the employee transfers to another agency after the creditor 
agency has submitted its debt claim to CPSC and before the debt is 
collected completely, CPSC must certify the amount collected. One copy 
of the certification must be furnished to the employee. A copy must be 
furnished to the creditor agency with notice of the employee's transfer.