{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-1015.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 1015.205","heading":"Credit reports.","body":"(a) In order to aid DOE in making appropriate determinations as to the collection and compromise of claims; the collection of interest, penalties, and administrative costs; and the likelihood of collecting the claim, DOE may institute a credit investigation of the debtor at any time following receipt of knowledge of the claim.\n(b) As described in § 1015.201(e), under the DCIA (31 U.S.C. 3711(g)), DOE is required to transfer all debts over 180 days delinquent to Treasury for purposes of debt collection (i.e., cross-servicing). As part of its regular debt collection procedures, Treasury may also institute a credit investigation of the debtor on behalf of DOE.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER X—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)","PART 1015—COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES","Subpart B—Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"7338af5289f7d977b0cdf0f301f1cbe07266e93724297d5b893c1f6d4f3f6ab4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-1015.204","next":"us/10-cfr-1015.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}