---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 30.29"
title: "34"
number: "30.29"
heading: "What procedures apply when the Secretary offsets to collect a debt owed another agency?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/30.29"
---

# §30.29. What procedures apply when the Secretary offsets to collect a debt owed another agency?


The Secretary may initiate offset to collect a debt owed another Federal agency if:

- (a) **An official of that agency certifies in writing—**
  - (1) That the debtor owes a debt to the United States;
  - (2) The amount of the debt; and
  - (3) That the agency has complied with [4 CFR 102.3](/cfr/4/102.3.md); and
- (b) For offsets under [31 U.S.C. 3716](/usc/31/3716.md), the Secretary makes an independent determination that the offset meets the standards under [§ 30.21(a)(2)](/cfr/34/30.21.md?p=a-2).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e), 31 U.S.C. 3716(b) and 3720A, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.