---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2105.51"
title: "45"
number: "2105.51"
heading: "How will the Agency collect fees owed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2105.51"
---

# §2105.51. How will the Agency collect fees owed?

- (a) The Agency may charge interest on any unpaid bill starting on the 31st day following the billing date.
- (b) The Agency will assess interest charges at the rate provided in [31 U.S.C. 3717](/usc/31/3717.md) and interest will accrue from the billing date until the Agency receives payment.
- (c) The Agency will follow the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 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

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524 and Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 27722, June 14, 2019, unless otherwise noted.