{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-81.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 81.36","heading":"Compromise of claims under General Education Provisions Act.","body":"(a) The Secretary or an authorized Departmental official as appropriate may compromise a claim established under this subpart without following the procedures in 4 CFR part 103 if—\n(1)(i) The amount of the claim does not exceed $200,000; or\n(ii) The difference between the amount of the claim and the amount agreed to be returned does not exceed $200,000; and\n(2) The Secretary or the official determines that—\n(i) The collection of the amount by which the claim is reduced under the compromise would not be practical or in the public interest; and\n(ii) The practice that resulted in the disallowance decision has been corrected and will not recur.\n(b) Not less than 45 days before compromising a claim under this section, the Department publishes a notice in the Federal Register stating—\n(1) The intention to compromise the claim; and\n(2) That interested persons may comment on the proposed compromise.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 81—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT—ENFORCEMENT","Subpart B—Hearings for Recovery of Funds"],"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":"53466cf2a49c4ef7b7096089ce74c72311ff1a1eefc7431438b463732f1cf3ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-81.35","next":"us/34-cfr-81.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}