{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1215.28","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1215.28","heading":"Administrative offset.","body":"(a) The MSPB may collect debts owed by administrative offset if:\n(1) The debt is certain in amount;\n(2) Efforts to obtain direct payment have been, or would most likely be unsuccessful, or the MSPB and the debtor agree to the offset;\n(3) Offset is cost effective or has significant deterrent value; and\n(4) Offset is best suited to further and protect the Government's interest.\n(b) The MSPB may offset a debt owed to another Federal agency from amounts due or payable by the MSPB to the debtor or request another Federal agency to offset a debt owed to the MSPB;\n(c) Prior to initiating administrative offset, the MSPB will send the debtor written notice of the following:\n(1) The nature and amount of the debt and the agency's intention to collect the debt by offset 30 days from the date the notice was mailed if neither payment nor a satisfactory response is received by that date;\n(2) The debtor's right to an opportunity to submit a good faith alternative repayment schedule to inspect and copy agency records pertaining to the debt, to request a review of the determination of indebtedness; and to enter into a written agreement to repay the debt; and\n(3) The applicable interest.\n(d) The MSPB may effect an administrative offset against a payment to be made to a debtor prior to the completion of the procedures required by paragraph (c) of this section if:\n(1) Failure of offset would substantially prejudice the Government's ability to collect the debt; and\n(2) The time before the payment is to be made does not reasonably permit completion of those procedures.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1215—DEBT MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Claims Collection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c049d198695af7c13866aa6625f41b07304717c3cbed53933c995b23b966a201","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1215.27","next":"us/5-cfr-1215.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}