Debt Collection: Regulatory Authorities
- Section 285.1 : Collection of past-due support by administrative offset
- Section 285.2: Offset of tax refund payments to collect past-due, legally enforceable nontax debt
- Section 285.3: Offset of tax refund payments to collect past-due support
- Section 285.4: Offset of Federal benefit payments to collect past-due, legally enforceable nontax debt
- Section 285.5: Centralized offset of Federal payments to collect nontax debts owed to the United States
- Section 285.6: Administrative offset under reciprocal agreement with States
- Section 285.7: Salary offset
- Section 285.8: Offset of tax refund payments to collect certain debts owed to States
Date | Type of Rulemaking | Federal Register Citation | Brief Description |
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06/25/1997 | Interim rule | 62 FR 34179 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for federal nontax debts. |
07/07/1997 | Interim rule | 62 FR 36205 | Offset of federal nontax payments for child support debts. |
04/28/1998 | Interim rule | 63 FR 23354 | Offset of federal salary payments for federal nontax debts. |
08/21/1998 | Interim rule | 63 FR 44986 | Offset of federal benefit payments for federal nontax debts. |
08/28/1998 | Final Rule | 63 FR 46145 | Offset of federal nontax payments for child support debts. |
12/30/1998 | Final Rule | 63 FR 72094 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for child support debts. |
12/20/1999 | NPRM | 64 FR 71233 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for state income tax obligations. |
12/20/1999 | Interim rule | 64 FR 71228 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for state income tax obligations. |
12/26/2002 | Interim rule | 67 FR 78936 | Offset of federal nontax payments for federal nontax debts. |
01/21/2005 | Final rule | 70 FR 3142 | Offset of federal nontax payments for federal nontax debts. |
01/26/2005 | Final rule | 70 FR 3616 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for state income tax obligations. |
05/3/2005 | Final rule | 70 FR 22797 | Offset of federal salary payments for federal nontax debts. |
01/11/2007 | Interim rule | 72 FR 1283 | Offset of federal nontax payments to collect state debts and offset of state payments to collect federal nontax debts. |
10/22/2007 | Final rule | 72 FR 59480 | Offset of federal nontax payments for child support debts. |
06/10/2009 | Interim rule | 74 FR 27432 | Amends the rules regarding the offset of federal payments to provide priority to the collection of child support debts. |
06/11/2009 | NPRM | 74 FR 27730 | Proposes to authorize offset of tax refund payments irrespective of the amount of time the debt has been outstanding. |
11/03/2009 | Final rule | 74 FR 56719 | Offset of federal nontax payments to collect state debts and offset of state payments to collect federal nontax debts. |
12/28/2009 | Final rule | 74 FR 68537 | Authorizes offset of tax refund payments irrespective of the amount of time the debt has been outstanding. |
01/06/2010 | Correcting amendment | 75 FR 745 | Correcting amendment. |
01/28/2011 | Interim rule | 76 FR 50710 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for unemployment compensation debt. |
10/02/2013 | Final rule | 78 FR 60697 | Nomenclature changes. |
09/17/2015 | Final rule | 80 FR 55751 | Offset of federal tax refund payments for unemployment compensation debt. |
12/30/2015 | Interim rule | 80 FR 81463 | Limitation on time period during which Treasury may recover certain tax refund offset collections from states for child support debts. |
01/12/2016 | Final rule | 81 FR 1318 | Adjusts time period in which federal agencies must notify Treasury of debts for offset purposes from 180 days to 120 days delinquent. |
03/02/2022 | NPRM | 87 FR 11660 | Proposes to describe compliance with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. |
08/16/2022 | Final rule | 87 FR 50248 | Describes compliance with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. |
- Section 285.11: Administrative wage garnishment
- Section 285.12: Transfer of debts to Treasury for collection
- Section 285.13: Barring delinquent debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance or guarantees
Date | Type of Rulemaking | Federal Register Citation | Brief Description |
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11/21/1997 | NPRM | 62 FR 62458 | Administrative wage garnishment. |
04/02/1998 | Interim rule | 63 FR 16354 | Cross-Servicing program. |
05/06/1998 | Final rule | 63 FR 25136 | Administrative wage garnishment. |
04/22/1998 | NPRM | 63 FR 20006 | Barring delinquent debtors from federal financial assistance. |
12/08/1998 | Final rule | 63 FR 67754 | Barring delinquent debtors from federal financial assistance. |
04/28/1999 | Final rule | 64 FR 22908 | Technical amendments to rule regarding administrative wage garnishment. |
10/11/2001 | Final rule | 66 FR 51867 | Technical amendments to rule regarding administrative wage garnishment. |
10/02/2013 | Final rule | 78 FR 60697 | Nomenclature changes. |
01/12/2016 | Final rule | 81 FR 1318 | Adjusts the time period for required referral to the Cross-Servicing program. |
03/02/2022 | NPRM | 87 FR 11660 | Proposes various amendments, including to describe compliance with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, to describe the Centralized Receivables Service, and to clarify how fees are charged in the Cross-Servicing program. |
08/16/2022 | Final rule | 87 FR 50246 | Describes compliance with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, describes the Centralized Receivables Service, and clarifies how fees are charged in the Cross-Servicing program. |
The Federal Claims Collection Standards
- 31 CFR Part 901: Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims
- 31 CFR Part 902: Standards for the Compromise of Claims
- 31 CFR Part 903: Standards for Suspending or Terminating Collection Activity
- 31 CFR Part 904: Referrals to the Department of Justice
Date | Type of Rulemaking | Federal Register Citation | Brief Description |
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05/17/1979 | Final rule | 44 FR 22701 | Issued by DOJ and GAO. |
05/24/1983 | NPRM | 48 FR 23249 | Issued by DOJ and GAO. |
03/09/1984 | Final rule | 49 FR 8889 | Issued by DOJ and GAO. |
12/31/1997 | NPRM | 62 FR 68476 | Issued by DOJ and Treasury. |
11/22/2000 | Final rule | 65 FR 70391 | Issued by DOJ, GAO, and Treasury. |
OPM Regulations
- Section 550.1101: Purpose
- Section 550.1102: Scope
- Section550.1103: Definitions
- Section550.1104: Agency regulations
- Section550.1105: Review and approval of agency regulations
- Section550.1106: Time limit on collection of s\debts
- Section550.1107: Obtaining the services of a hearing official
- Section550.1108: Requesting recovery through centralized administrative offset
- Section550.1109: Requesting recovery when the current paying agency is not the creditor agency
- Section 550.1110: Debt collection centers