[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR30.10]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 30_CLAIMS COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B_Standards for the Administrative Collection of Debts
 
Sec. 30.10  Collection activities.


    (a) General rule. The Secretary shall aggressively and timely 
collect all debts arising out of activities of, or referred or 
transferred for collection actions to, the Department. Normally, an 
initial written demand for payment shall be made no later than 30 days 
after a determination by an appropriate official that a debt exists.
    (b) Cooperation with other agencies. The Department shall cooperate 
with other agencies in their debt collection activities.
    (c) Transfer of delinquent debts. (1) Mandatory transfer. The 
Department shall transfer legally enforceable debts 180 days or more 
delinquent to Treasury in accordance with the requirements of 31 CFR 
285.12. This requirement does not apply to any debt that:
    (i) Is in litigation or foreclosure;
    (ii) Will be disposed of under an approved asset sale program within 
one year of becoming eligible for sale;
    (iii) Has been referred to a private collection contractor for a 
period of time acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury;
    (iv) Is at a debt collection center for a period of time acceptable 
to the Secretary of the Treasury (see paragraph (c)(2) of this section);
    (v) Will be collected under internal offset procedures within three 
years after the debt first became delinquent; or
    (vi) Is exempt from this requirement based on a determination by the 
Secretary of the Treasury that exemption for a certain class of debt is 
in the best interest of the United States.
    (2) Permissive transfer. The Secretary may refer debts less than 180 
days delinquent, including debts referred to the Department by another 
agency, to the Treasury in accordance with the requirements of 31 CFR 
285.12, or with the consent of the Treasury, to a Treasury-designated 
debt collection

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center to accomplish efficient, cost effective debt collection. 
Referrals to debt collection centers shall be at the discretion of, and 
for a time period acceptable to, the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Referrals may be for servicing, collection, compromise, suspension, or 
termination of collection action.