36 CFR § 1201.34 - Under what conditions will NARA make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset?

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title: "36 CFR § 1201.34 - Under what conditions will NARA make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1201.34"
section_name: "Under what conditions will NARA make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 1201.34 Under what conditions will NARA make a refund of amounts collected by salary offset?

(a) If NARA is the creditor agency, it will promptly refund any amount deducted under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5514, when:

(1) The debt is waived or all or part of the funds deducted are otherwise found not to be owed (unless expressly prohibited by statute or regulation); or

(2) An administrative or judicial order directs NARA to make a refund.

(b) Unless required or permitted by law or contract, refunds under this section will not bear interest.