5 CFR 845.208
§ 845.208 Referral to a collection agency.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 845.208, § 845.208 Referral to a collection agency, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8472
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Full text
(a) OPM retains the responsibility for resolving disputes, compromising claims, referring the debt for litigation, or suspending or terminating collection action.
(b) OPM may refer certain debts to commercial collection agencies under the following conditions:
(1) All processing required by § 845.204 has been completed before the debt is released; and
(2) A contract for collection services has been negotiated.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.