36 CFR § 1201.5 - If a claim is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived?

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title: "36 CFR § 1201.5 - If a claim is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1201.5"
section_name: "If a claim is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived?"
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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currency: "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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# 1201.5 If a claim is not excluded from these regulations, may it be compromised, suspended, terminated, or waived?

Nothing in this part precludes:

(a) The compromise, suspension, or termination of collection actions, where appropriate under the FCCS, or the use of alternative dispute resolution methods if they are consistent with applicable law and regulations.

(b) An employee from requesting waiver of an erroneous payment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 716, or from questioning the amount or validity of a debt, in the manner set forth in this part.