[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1215.21]

[Page 101]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1215_DEBT MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B_Claims Collection
 
Sec. 1215.21  Purpose and scope.

    Authority: The authority for this part is the Federal Claims 
Collection Act of 1966, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3711 and 3716-3719; the 
Federal Claims Collection Standards at 4 CFR parts 101-105, as amended 
by 49 FR 8889, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-129.


    This part prescribes standards and procedures for officers and 
employees of the MSPB who are responsible for the collection and 
disposition of debts owed to the United States. The activities covered 
include: Collecting claims in any amount; compromising claims, or 
suspending or terminating the collection of claims that do not exceed 
$20,000 exclusive of interest and charges; and referring debts that 
cannot be disposed of by the MSPB to the Department of Justice or to the 
General Accounting Office for further administrative action or 
litigation.