Part 1201 — Collection of Claims
Current through Oct 16, 2026
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).
Source: 67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 1201.1 Why is NARA issuing these regulations?
- § 1201.2 Under what authority does NARA issue these regulations?
- § 1201.3 What definitions apply to the regulations in this part?
- § 1201.4 What types of claims are excluded from these regulations?
- § 1201.5 If a claim is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived?
- § 1201.6 What is a claim or debt?
- § 1201.7 Why does NARA have to collect debts?
- § 1201.8 What action might NARA take to collect debts?
- § 1201.9 What rights do I have as a debtor?
- § 1201.10 Will NARA use a cross-servicing agreement with the Department of the Treasury to collect its claims?
- § 1201.11 Will NARA refer claims to the Department of Justice?
- § 1201.12 Will NARA provide information to credit reporting agencies?
- § 1201.13 How will NARA contract for collection services?
- § 1201.14 What should I expect to receive from NARA if I owe a debt to NARA?
- § 1201.15 What will the notice tell me regarding collection actions that might be taken if the debt is not paid within 60 days of the notice, or arrangements to pay the debt are not made within 60 days of the notice?
- § 1201.16 What will the notice tell me about my opportunity for review of my debt?
- § 1201.17 What must I do to obtain a review of my debt, and how will the review process work?
- § 1201.18 What interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs will I have to pay on a debt owed to NARA?
- § 1201.19 How can I resolve my debt through voluntary repayment?
- § 1201.20 What is the extent of the Archivist's authority to compromise debts owed to NARA, or to suspend or terminate collection action on such debts?
- § 1201.21 May NARA's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?
- § 1201.30 What debts are included or excluded from coverage of these regulations on salary offset?
- § 1201.31 May I ask NARA to waive an overpayment that otherwise would be collected by offsetting my salary as a Federal employee?
- § 1201.32 What are NARA's procedures for salary offset?
- § 1201.33 How will NARA coordinate salary offsets with other agencies?
- § 1201.34 Under what conditions will NARA make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset?
- § 1201.35 Will the collection of a claim by salary offset act as a waiver of my rights to dispute the claimed debt?
- § 1201.40 Which debts can NARA refer to the Treasury for collection by offsetting tax refunds?
- § 1201.41 What are NARA's procedures for collecting debts by tax refund offset?
- § 1201.50 Under what circumstances will NARA collect amounts that I owe to NARA (or some other Federal agency) by offsetting the debt against payments that NARA (or some other Federal agency) owes me?
- § 1201.51 How will NARA request that my debt to NARA be collected by offset against some payment that another Federal agency owes me?
- § 1201.52 What procedures will NARA use to collect amounts I owe to a Federal agency by offsetting a payment that NARA would otherwise make to me?
- § 1201.53 When may NARA make an offset in an expedited manner?
- § 1201.54 Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?
- § 1201.55 How will NARA collect debts through Administrative Wage Garnishment?