---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2.53"
title: "43"
number: "2.53"
heading: "How will the bureau collect fees owed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2.53"
---

# §2.53. How will the bureau collect fees owed?

- (a) The bureau may charge interest on any unpaid bill starting on the 31st day following the billing date.
- (b) The bureau will assess interest charges at the rate provided in [31 U.S.C. 3717](/usc/31/3717.md) and implementing regulations and interest will accrue from the billing date until the bureau receives payment.
- (c) The bureau will follow the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749), as amended, and its administrative procedures, including the use of consumer reporting agencies, collection agencies, and offset to collect overdue amounts and interest.
- (d) **This section does not apply if you are a state, local, or tribal government.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553, 31 U.S.C. 3717, 43 U.S.C. 1460, 1461, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-59, September 15, 2017.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 7305, Feb. 19, 1975, unless otherwise noted.