other · Fiscal Service · Rule · Published 1998-04-28 · Effective 1998-04-28 · 63 FR 23354
Document
Document number
98-11203
Federal Register citation
63 FR 23354
CFR reference
31 CFR 285
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Fiscal Service
Publication date
1998-04-28
Effective date
1998-04-28
Abstract
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires the Federal Government to withhold or reduce certain Federal payments to satisfy the delinquent nontax debts owed to the United States by the payee. This process is known as ``administrative offset.'' In addition, the DCIA requires Federal agencies, using a process known as centralized salary offset computer matching, to identify Federal employees who owe delinquent nontax debt to the United States. This interim rule establishes centralized computer matching procedures for comparing delinquent debt information with Federal salary payment information for the purpose of offsetting the salary payments of those employees who owe debt to the United States once they are identified. This interim rule also establishes the rules governing the administrative offset of Federal salary payments through a centralized offset process operated by the Financial Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.