[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: 45CFR30.21]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 30_CLAIMS COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C_Debt Compromise
 
Sec. 30.21  Scope and application.


    (a) Scope. The standards set forth in this subpart apply to the 
compromise of debts pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3711. The Secretary may 
exercise such compromise authority for debts arising out of activities 
of, or referred or transferred for collection services to, the 
Department when the amount of the debt then due, exclusive of interest, 
penalties, and administrative costs, does not exceed $100,000, or any 
higher amount authorized by the Attorney General.
    (b) Application. Unless otherwise provided by law, when the 
principal balance of a debt, exclusive of interest, penalties, and 
administrative costs, exceeds $100,000 or any higher amount authorized 
by the Attorney General, the authority to accept a compromise rests with 
Justice. The Secretary shall evaluate the compromise offer, using the 
factors set forth in this subpart. If an offer to compromise any debt in 
excess of $100,000 is acceptable to the Department, the Secretary shall 
refer the debt to the Civil Division or other appropriate litigating 
division in Justice using a Claims Collection Litigation Report (CCLR), 
which may be obtained from Justice's National Central Intake Facility. 
The referral shall include appropriate financial information and a 
recommendation for the acceptance of the compromise offer. Justice 
approval is not required if the Secretary rejects a compromise offer.