3155-AA02 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3155 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board DNFSB Federal Employee Salary Offset Procedures for the Collection of a Debt Owed to the Federal Government

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is issuing interim regulations to govern the collection of debts owed to the Board and to the United States by federal employees. These regulations implement the debt collection procedures provided under section 5 of the Debt Collection Act (DCA), as amended, codified at 5 U.S.C. 5514. The DCA authorizes the federal government to collect debts by offset from the salaries of federal employees without the employee’s consent, provided that the employee is properly notified and given the opportunity to exercise certain administrative rights.

]]> Info./Admin./Other First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 10 CFR part 1710 5 U.S.C. 5514 5 CFR part 550 subpart K No Interim Final Rule 09/19/2023 88 FR 64353 Interim Final Rule Effective 10/19/2023 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 10/19/2023 Final Rule 11/00/2023 No No None No No No No Patricia Hargrave Associate General Counsel 3155 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board DNFSB 202 694-7000 patriciah@dnfsb.gov 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Washington DC 20004