{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-30.28","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 30.28","heading":"When may the Secretary offset before completing the procedures under §§ 30.22-30.27?","body":"(a) The Secretary may offset before completing the procedures otherwise required by §§ 30.22-30.27 if:\n(1) Failure to offset would substantially prejudice the Government's ability to collect the debt; and\n(2) The amount of time remaining before the payment by the United States which is subject to offset does not reasonably permit completion of the procedures under §§ 30.22-30.27.\n(b) If the Secretary offsets under paragraph (a) of this section, the Secretary:\n(1) Promptly completes the procedures under §§ 30.22-30.27 after initiating the offset; and\n(2) Refunds any amounts recovered under the offset that are later found not to be owed to the United States.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 30—DEBT COLLECTION","Subpart C—What Provisions Apply to Administrative Offset?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"d32087f0e131f67886f1e7305efd31f9a067d636839623438236d7f04de7b262","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-30.27","next":"us/34-cfr-30.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}