---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 513.4"
title: "25"
number: "513.4"
heading: "What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/513.4"
---

# §513.4. What notice will the Commission give to a debtor of the Commission's intent to collect debts?

- (a) When the Chairman determines that a debt is owed to the Commission, the Chairman will send a written notice (Notice), also known as a demand letter. The Notice will be sent by facsimile or mail to the most current address known to the Commission. The Notice will inform the debtor of the following:
  - (1) The amount, nature, and basis of the debt;
  - (2) The methods of offset that may be employed;
  - (3) The debtor's opportunity to inspect and copy agency records related to the debt;
  - (4) The debtor's opportunity to enter into a written agreement with the Commission to repay the debt;
  - (5) The Commission's policy concerning interest, penalty charges, and administrative costs, as set out in [§ 513.5](/cfr/25/513.5.md), including a statement that such assessments must be made against the debtor unless excused in accordance with the FCCS and this part;
  - (6) The date by which payment should be made to avoid late charges and enforced collection;
  - (7) The name, address, and telephone number of a contact person or office at the Commission that is available to discuss the debt; and
  - (8) **The debtor's opportunity for review.**
- (b) A debtor whose debt arises from a notice of violation and/or civil fine assessment that has become a final order and that was subject to the Commission's appeal procedures at 25 CFR parts [580](/cfr/25/part580.md) through [585](/cfr/25/part585.md) may not re-litigate matters that were the subject of the final order.

## Notes

### Amendments

[66 FR 58057, Nov. 20, 2001, as amended at 80 FR 31994, June 5, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-3718, 3720A, 3720D; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 25 U.S.C. 2713(a)(1).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 58057, Nov. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[66 FR 58057, Nov. 20, 2001, as amended at 80 FR 31994, June 5, 2015]