7 CFR Part 3
PART 3—DEBT MANAGEMENT
- PART 3—DEBT MANAGEMENT
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
- Subpart A—General
- § 3.1 Purpose and scope.
- § 3.2 Authority.
- § 3.3 Definitions.
- § 3.4 Delegations of authority.
- Subpart B—Standards for the Administrative Collection and Compromise of Claims
- § 3.10 Aggressive agency collection activity.
- § 3.11 Demand for payment.
- § 3.12 Reporting of debts to Credit Reporting Agencies.
- § 3.14 Suspension or revocation of eligibility for loans and loan guarantees, licenses, permits, or privileges.
- § 3.15 Liquidation of collateral.
- § 3.16 Collection in installments.
- § 3.17 Interest, penalties, and administrative costs.
- § 3.18 Use and disclosure of mailing addresses.
- § 3.19 Standards for the compromise of claims and debt settlement.
- § 3.20 Standards for suspending or terminating collection activities.
- § 3.21 Referrals of debts to Justice.
- § 3.22 CCC withholding of payment.
- § 3.23 CCC assignment of payment.
- Subpart C—Referral of Debts to Treasury
- § 3.30 General requirements.
- § 3.31 Mandatory referral for cross-servicing.
- § 3.32 Discretionary referral for cross-servicing.
- § 3.33 Required certification.
- § 3.34 Fees.
- Subpart D—Administrative Offset
- § 3.40 Scope.
- § 3.41 Procedures for notification of intent to collect by administrative offset.
- § 3.42 Debtor rights to inspect or copy records, submit repayment proposals, or request administrative review.
- § 3.43 Non-centralized administrative offset.
- § 3.44 Centralized administrative offset.
- § 3.45 USDA payment authorizing agency offset of pro rata share of payments due entity in which debtor participates.
- § 3.46 Offset against tax refunds.
- § 3.47 Offset against amounts payable from Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
- Subpart E—Administrative Wage Garnishment
- § 3.50 Purpose.
- § 3.51 Scope.
- § 3.52 Definitions.
- § 3.53 Procedures.
- Subpart F—Administrative Reviews for Administrative Offset, Administrative Wage Garnishment, and Disclosure to Credit Reporting Agencies
- § 3.60 Applicability.
- § 3.61 Presiding employee.
- § 3.62 Procedures.
- Subpart G—Federal Salary Offset
- § 3.70 Scope.
- § 3.71 Definitions.
- § 3.72 Coordinating offset with another Federal agency.
- § 3.73 Determination of indebtedness.
- § 3.74 Notice requirements before offset.
- § 3.75 Request for a hearing.
- § 3.76 Result if employee fails to meet deadlines.
- § 3.77 Hearing.
- § 3.78 Written decision following a hearing.
- § 3.79 Review of USDA records related to the debt.
- § 3.80 Written agreement to repay debts as alternative to salary offset.
- § 3.81 Procedures for salary offset: when deductions may begin.
- § 3.82 Procedures for salary offset: types of collection.
- § 3.83 Procedures for salary offset: methods of collection.
- § 3.84 Procedures for salary offset: imposition of interest, penalties, and administrative costs.
- § 3.85 Non-waiver of rights.
- § 3.86 Refunds.
- § 3.87 Agency regulations.
- Subpart H—Cooperation With the Internal Revenue Service
- § 3.90 Reporting discharged debts to the Internal Revenue Service.
- Subpart I—Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties
- § 3.91 Adjusted civil monetary penalties.