Chief, Policy and Internal Control

3206-AM89 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Administrative Wage Garnishment

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a final regulation to implement the administrative wage garnishment (AWG) provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA). The regulation allows OPM to garnish the disposable pay of an individual to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United States without first obtaining a court order. It sets forth procedures for use by OPM in collecting debts owed to the Federal Government. The Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 as amended by the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and the DCIA requires agencies to issue regulations on their debt collection procedures. The regulation includes procedures for collection of debts through AWG.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 5 CFR 179 15 USC 46 31 USC 3720D No NPRM 01/06/2014 79 FR 609 NPRM Comment Period End 03/07/2014 Final Action 05/21/2014 79 FR 29071 No No None No No No No Robert Wurster Chief, Policy and Internal Control 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 606-5220 robert.wurster@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW., Washington DC 20415