5 C.F.R. § 831.1308 Referral to a collection agency.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) OPM may refer certain debts to commercial collection agencies under the following conditions: (1) All processing required by §831.1304 has been completed before the debt is released. (2) A contract for collection services has been negotiated. (3) OPM retains the responsibility for resolving disputes, compromising claims, referring the debt for litigation, or suspending or terminating collection action.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 831—RETIREMENT
Subpart M—Collection of Debts
§ 831.1308 Referral to a collection agency.