# Centralized Offset of Federal Payments To Collect Nontax Debts Owed to the United States
> **Fiscal Service** · Final rule. · Published 2005-01-21 · Effective 2005-01-21 · 70 FR 3142
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-1051
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Fiscal Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 3142
- **CFR reference:** 31 CFR 285
- **Publication date:** 2005-01-21
- **Effective date:** 2005-01-21
## Abstract

This final rule describes the general rules and procedures applicable to the collection, through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), of delinquent, nontax debts owed to Federal agencies. TOP is a program administered by the Financial Management Service (FMS), a bureau of the Treasury Department.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/21/05-1051/centralized-offset-of-federal-payments-to-collect-nontax-debts-owed-to-the-united-states)
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