[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR13.21]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 13_CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Administrative Offset
 
Sec. 13.21  Employee salary offset--general.

    (a) Purpose. This section establishes EPA's policies and procedures 
for recovery of debts owed to the United States by installment 
collection from the current pay account of an employee.
    (b) Scope. The provisions of this section apply to collection by 
salary offset under 5 U.S.C. 5514 of debts owed EPA and debts owed to 
other Federal agencies by EPA employees. This section does not apply to 
debts owed EPA arising from travel advances under 5 U.S.C. 5705, 
employee training expenses under 5 U.S.C. 4108 and to other debts where 
collection by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by 
another statute.

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    (c) References. The following statutes and regulations apply to 
EPA's recovery of debts due the United States by salary offset:
    (1) 5 U.S.C. 5514, as amended, governing the installment collection 
of debts;
    (2) 31 U.S.C. 3716, governing the liquidation of debts by 
administrative offset;
    (3) 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, setting forth the minimum 
requirements for executive agency regulations on salary offset; and
    (4) 4 CFR parts 101-105, the Federal Claims Collection Standards.