# Servicing and Collections
> **Rural Housing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2002-11-19 · 67 FR 69670
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-29050
- **Category:** farm-program
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Housing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 69670
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1951
- **Publication date:** 2002-11-19
## Abstract

This rule explains the procedures used by certain Rural Development Agencies and the Farm Service Agency, Farm Loan Programs to refer accounts to the Department of the Treasury for administrative offset (TOP) and cross-servicing as required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA), and by the Treasury Department's rules regarding the Federal Claims Collection Standards concerning administrative offset, cross-servicing procedures, and Treasury Offset of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax refund payments.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/11/19/02-29050/servicing-and-collections)
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