40 CFR § 1515.38 - What will CEQ do if I do not promptly pay the fee?

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title: "40 CFR § 1515.38 - What will CEQ do if I do not promptly pay the fee?"
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "What will CEQ do if I do not promptly pay the fee?"
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# 1515.38 What will CEQ do if I do not promptly pay the fee?

If you do not pay a fee within 30 calendar days of the date of the bill:

(a) CEQ may charge interest, at the rate provided for in 31 U.S.C. 3717, from the 31st day following the date of billing through the date we receive your payment; and

(b) CEQ will follow the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749), as amended, including its administrative procedures, which provide for the use of consumer reporting agencies, collection agencies, and offset.