Referral to a collection agency.
5 C.F.R. § 831.1308
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) OPM may refer certain debts to commercial collection agencies under the following conditions:
(1) All processing required by § 831.1304 has been completed before the debt is released.
(2) A contract for collection services has been negotiated.
(3) OPM retains the responsibility for resolving disputes, compromising claims, referring the debt for litigation, or suspending or terminating collection action.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
