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Part 19 — Commerce Debt Collection

21 sections · Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade

§ 19.1What definitions apply to the regulations in this part?
§ 19.2Why did the Commerce Department issue these regulations and what do they cover?
§ 19.3Do these regulations adopt the Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS)?
§ 19.4What notice will Commerce entities send to a debtor when collecting a Commerce debt?
§ 19.5How will Commerce entities add interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs to a Commerce debt?
§ 19.6When will Commerce entities allow a debtor to pay a Commerce debt in installments instead of one lump sum?
§ 19.7When will Commerce entities compromise a Commerce debt?
§ 19.8When will Commerce entities suspend or terminate debt collection on a Commerce debt?
§ 19.9When will Commerce entities transfer a Commerce debt to the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service for collection?
§ 19.10How will Commerce entities use administrative offset (offset of non-tax Federal payments) to collect a Commerce debt?
§ 19.11How will Commerce entities use tax refund offset to collect a Commerce debt?
§ 19.12How will Commerce entities offset a Federal employee's salary to collect a Commerce debt?
§ 19.13How will Commerce entities use administrative wage garnishment to collect a Commerce debt from a debtor's wages?
§ 19.14How will Commerce entities report Commerce debts to credit bureaus?
§ 19.15How will Commerce entities refer Commerce debts to private collection agencies?
§ 19.16When will Commerce entities refer Commerce debts to the Department of Justice?
§ 19.17Will a debtor who owes a Commerce or other Federal agency debt, and persons controlled by or controlling such debtors, be ineligible for Federal loan assistance, grants, cooperative agreements, or other sources of Federal funds or for Federal licenses, permits, or privileges?
§ 19.18How does a debtor request a special review based on a change in circumstances such as catastrophic illness, divorce, death, or disability?
§ 19.19Will Commerce entities issue a refund if money is erroneously collected on a Commerce debt?
§ 19.20How do other Federal agencies use the offset process to collect debts from payments issued by a Commerce entity?
§ 19.21What does a Commerce entity do upon receipt of a request to offset the salary of a Commerce entity employee to collect a debt owed by the employee to another Federal agency?