36 CFR § 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?

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title: "36 CFR § 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?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1201.20"
section_name: "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?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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?

(a) The Archivist may compromise, suspend, or terminate collection action on those debts owed to NARA that do not exceed $100,000 excluding interest, in conformity with the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended. NARA will follow the policies in § 902.2 of the FCCS.

(b) The uncollected portion of a debt owed to NARA that is not recovered as the result of a compromise will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as income to the debtor in accordance with IRS procedures if the debt is at least $600.00.