40 CFR § 13.21 - Employee salary offset—general.

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title: "40 CFR § 13.21 - Employee salary offset—general."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "13.21"
section_name: "Employee salary offset—general."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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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."
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# 13.21 Employee salary offset—general.

(a) *Purpose.* This section establishes EPA's policies and procedures for recovery of debts owed to the United States by installment collection from the current pay account of an employee.

(b) *Scope.* The provisions of this section apply to collection by salary offset under 5 U.S.C. 5514 of debts owed EPA and debts owed to other Federal agencies by EPA employees. This section does not apply to debts owed EPA arising from travel advances under 5 U.S.C. 5705, employee training expenses under 5 U.S.C. 4108 and to other debts where collection by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by another statute.

(c) *References.* The following statutes and regulations apply to EPA's recovery of debts due the United States by salary offset:

(1) 5 U.S.C. 5514, as amended, governing the installment collection of debts;

(2) 31 U.S.C. 3716, governing the liquidation of debts by administrative offset;

(3) 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, setting forth the minimum requirements for executive agency regulations on salary offset; and

(4) 4 CFR parts 101-105, the Federal Claims Collection Standards.