---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 313.161"
title: "12"
number: "313.161"
heading: "Certification of debt."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/313.161"
---

# §313.161. Certification of debt.


Prior to referring a delinquent debt to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director must have complied with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. [5514](/usc/5/5514.md), and [5](/usc/5/5.md) CFR [part 550](/cfr/12/part550.md), [subpart K](/cfr/12/subpartK.md), governing salary offset, and the FDIC regulations. The Director shall certify, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, that:

- (a) The debt is past due and legally enforceable; and
- (b) The FDIC has complied with all due process requirements under [31 U.S.C. 3716](/usc/31/3716.md) and the FDIC's administrative offset regulations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 12 U.S.C. 1818(i), 1819(a); Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716).

### Source

Source: 67 FR 48527, July 25, 2002, unless otherwise noted.