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45 CFR 30.30 - Termination of collection activity.

§ 30.30
Termination of collection activity.
(a) The Secretary may terminate collection activity when:
(1) The Department is unable to collect any substantial amount through its own efforts or through the efforts of others;
(2) The Department is unable to locate the debtor;
(3) Costs of collection are anticipated to exceed the amount recoverable;
(4) The debt is legally without merit or enforcement of the debt is barred by any applicable statute of limitations;
(5) The debt cannot be substantiated; or
(6) The debt against the debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy.
(b) (1) Collection activity will not be terminated before the Secretary has pursued all appropriate means of collection and determined, based upon the results of the collection activity, that the debt is uncollectible.
(2) Termination of collection activity ceases active collection of the debt. The termination of collection activity does not preclude the Secretary from retaining a record of the account for purposes of:
(i) Selling the debt, if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that such sale is in the best interest of the United States;
(ii) Pursuing collection at a subsequent date in the event there is a change in the debtor's status or a new collection tool becomes available;
(iii) Offsetting against future income or assets not available at the time of termination of collection activity; or
(iv) Screening future applicants for prior indebtedness.
(c) Generally, the Secretary shall terminate collection activity on a debt that has been discharged in bankruptcy, regardless of the amount. The Secretary may continue collection activity, however, subject to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, for any payments provided under a plan of reorganization. Offset and recoupment rights may survive the discharge of the debtor in bankruptcy and, under some circumstances, claims also may survive the discharge. For example, when the Department is a known creditor of a debtor the claims of the Department may survive a discharge if the Department did not receive formal notice of the bankruptcy proceedings. When the Department believes that it has claims or offsets that may have survived the discharge of the debtor, the Office of the General Counsel should be contacted for legal advice.

Title 45 published on 2012-10-01

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United States Code
USC : Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

§ 552a - Records maintained on individuals

§ 5514 - Installment deduction for indebtedness to the United States

USC : Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE

§ 3701 - Definitions and application

§ 3702 - Authority to settle claims

§ 3711 - Collection and compromise

§ 3712 - Time limitations for presenting certain claims of the Government

§ 3713 - Priority of Government claims

§ 3714 - Keeping money due States in default

§ 3715 - Buying real property of a debtor

§ 3716 - Administrative offset

§ 3717 - Interest and penalty on claims

§ 3718 - Contracts for collection services

§ 3719 - Reports on debt collection activities

§ 3720 - Collection of payments

§ 3720A - Reduction of tax refund by amount of debt

§ 3720B - Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance guarantees

§ 3720C - Debt Collection Improvement Account

§ 3720D - Garnishment

§ 3720E - Dissemination of information regarding identity of delinquent debtors

§ 3721 - Claims of personnel of agencies and the District of Columbia government for personal property damage or loss

§ 3722 - Claims of officers and employees at Government penal and correctional institutions

§ 3723 - Small claims for privately owned property damage or loss

§ 3724 - Claims for damages caused by investigative or law enforcement officers of the Department of Justice

§ 3725 - Claims of non-nationals for personal injury or death in a foreign country

§ 3726 - Payment for transportation

§ 3727 - Assignments of claims

§ 3728 - Setoff against judgment

§ 3729 - False claims

§ 3730 - Civil actions for false claims

§ 3731 - False claims procedure

Public Laws

97-365