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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Executive Director may request that funds due and payable to a debtor by another Federal agency be paid to the Board in payment of a debt owed to the Board by that debtor. In requesting administrative offset, the Board, as creditor, will certify in writing to the Federal agency holding funds of the debtor:
(a) That the debtor owes the debt;
(b) The amount and basis of the debt; and
(c) That the Board has complied with the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3716, its own administrative offset regulations in this subpart, and the applicable provisions of 4 CFR part 102 with respect to providing the debtor with due process.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.1639.54 Requests for offset to Federal agencies - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-5-administrative-personnel/cfr-sect-5-1639-54/
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