10 CFR § 1015.205 - Credit reports.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1015.205"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 1015.205 - Credit reports."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1015.205"
section_name: "Credit reports."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1015"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718, and 3720B; 42 U.S.C. 2201 and 7101,  50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "68 FR 48533, Aug. 14, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1015"
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# 1015.205 Credit reports.

(a) In order to aid DOE in making appropriate determinations as to the collection and compromise of claims; the collection of interest, penalties, and administrative costs; and the likelihood of collecting the claim, DOE may institute a credit investigation of the debtor at any time following receipt of knowledge of the claim.

(b) As described in § 1015.201(e), under the DCIA (31 U.S.C. 3711(g)), DOE is required to transfer all debts over 180 days delinquent to Treasury for purposes of debt collection (*i.e.,* cross-servicing). As part of its regular debt collection procedures, Treasury may also institute a credit investigation of the debtor on behalf of DOE.