---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 11.5"
title: "28"
number: "11.5"
heading: "Delegation of authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/11.5"
---

# §11.5. Delegation of authority.


Authority to conduct the following activities is hereby delegated to heads of Department organizations with respect to debts arising in their respective organizations:

- (a) **Initiate and effectuate the administrative collection process.**
- (b) Accept or reject compromise offers and suspend or terminate collection actions where the claim does not exceed $100,000 or such higher amount as the Attorney General may from time to time prescribe, exclusive of interest, administrative costs, and penalties as provided herein, as set forth in [31 U.S.C. 3711(a)(2)](/usc/31/3711.md?p=a-2).
- (c) **Report to consumer reporting agencies certain data pertaining to delinquent debts.**
- (d) **Use offset procedures to effectuate collection.**
- (e) Take any other action necessary to facilitate and augment collection in accordance with the policies contained herein and as otherwise provided by law.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Order No. 1625-92, 57 FR 44107, Sept. 24, 1992, as amended by Order No. 3089-2009, 74 FR 35117, July 20, 2009]

### Source

Source: Order No. 1625-92, 57 FR 44107, Sept. 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 5514; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3718, 3720A, 3720D.

### Source

Source: Order No. 1201-87, 52 FR 24449, July 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order No. 1625-92, 57 FR 44107, Sept. 24, 1992, as amended by Order No. 3089-2009, 74 FR 35117, July 20, 2009]