40 CFR § 13.19 - Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, delinquencies or defaults.

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title: "40 CFR § 13.19 - Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, delinquencies or defaults."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "13.19"
section_name: "Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, delinquencies or defaults."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a, 5512, and 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3711  and 3720A; 4 CFR parts 101-10."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 37270, Sept. 23, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.19 Analysis of costs; automation; prevention of overpayments, delinquencies or defaults.

(a) The Administrator may periodically compare EPA's costs in handling debts with the amounts it collects,

(b) The Administrator may periodically consider the need, feasibility, and cost effectiveness of automated debt collection operations.

(c) The Administrator may establish internal controls to identify the causes of overpayments and delinquencies and may issue procedures to prevent future occurrences of the identified problems.