[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR550.1110]

[Page 547]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 550--PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart K--Collection by Offset From Indebted Government Employees
 
Sec. 550.1110  Debt collection centers.

    A debt collection center may act in behalf of a creditor agency to 
collect claims via salary offset consistent with this section, subject 
to any limitations on its authority established by the creditor agency 
it represents or by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
    (a) A debt collection center may be authorized to enter into a 
written agreement with the indebted employee regarding the repayment 
schedule or, in the absence of such agreement, to establish the terms of 
the repayment schedule.
    (b) A debt collection center may make certifications to the 
Secretary of the Treasury under Sec. 550.1108 or to a paying agency 
under Sec. 550.1109 based on the certifications it has received from the 
creditor agency or a hearing official.
    (c) A debt collection center responsible for collecting a particular 
debt may not act in behalf of a creditor agency for the purpose of 
making determinations regarding the existence or amount of that debt.
    (d) A debt collection center responsible for collecting a particular 
debt may arrange for a hearing on the existence or amount of the debt or 
the repayment schedule by an administrative law judge or, alternatively, 
another hearing official not under the supervision or control of the 
head of the creditor agency or the debt collection center.

[63 FR 72101, Dec. 31, 1998]

[[Page 548]]