(a) Appropriate use should be made of the cooperative efforts of
other DOL agencies and Federal agencies in effecting collection by
administrative offset. Generally, agencies should comply with requests
from other agencies to initiate administrative offset to collect debts
owed to the United States, unless the requesting agency has not complied
with the applicable regulations or the request would otherwise be
contrary to law or the best interests of the United States.
(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a DOL agency may request
that monies due and payable to a debtor by another DOL agency or a
Federal agency outside the Department be administratively offset in
order to collect debts owed the creditor DOL agency by the debtor. In
requesting an administrative offset, the creditor DOL agency must
provide the DOL agency or other
Federal agency holding funds of the debtor with written certification
stating
(1) That the debtor owes the creditor agency a debt (including the
amount of debt); and
(2) That the creditor agency has complied with the applicable
Federal Claims Collection Standards, including any hearing or review.
