25 CFR § 513.4 - What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?

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title: "25 CFR § 513.4 - What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "513.4"
section_name: "What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "513"
part_name: "DEBT COLLECTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-3718, 3720A, 3720D; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 25 U.S.C. 2713(a)(1)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 58057, Nov. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "513"
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# 513.4 What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?

(a) When the Chairman determines that a debt is owed to the Commission, the Chairman will send a written notice (Notice), also known as a demand letter. The Notice will be sent by facsimile or mail to the most current address known to the Commission. The Notice will inform the debtor of the following:

(1) The amount, nature, and basis of the debt;

(2) The methods of offset that may be employed;

(3) The debtor's opportunity to inspect and copy agency records related to the debt;

(4) The debtor's opportunity to enter into a written agreement with the Commission to repay the debt;

(5) The Commission's policy concerning interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs, as set out in § 513.5, including a statement that such assessments must be made against the debtor unless excused in accordance with the FCCS and this part;

(6) The date by which payment should be made to avoid late charges and enforced collection;

(7) The name, address, and telephone number of a contact person or office at the Commission that is available to discuss the debt; and

(8) The debtor's opportunity for review.

(b) A debtor whose debt arises from a notice of violation and/or civil fine assessment that has become a final order and that was subject to the Commission's appeal procedures at 25 CFR parts 580 through 585 may not re-litigate matters that were the subject of the final order.

[66 FR 58057, Nov. 20, 2001, as amended at 80 FR 31994, June 5, 2015]