10 C.F.R. § 1015.205 Credit reports.
Title 10 - Energy
(a) In order to aid DOE in making appropriate determinations as to the collection and compromise of claims; the collection of interest, penalties, and administrative costs; and the likelihood of collecting the claim, DOE may institute a credit investigation of the debtor at any time following receipt of knowledge of the claim. (b) As described in §1015.201(e), under the DCIA (31 U.S.C. 3711(g)), DOE is required to transfer all debts over 180 days delinquent to Treasury for purposes of debt collection (i.e., cross-servicing). As part of its regular debt collection procedures, Treasury may also institute a credit investigation of the debtor on behalf of DOE.
Title 10: Energy
PART 1015—COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES
Subpart B—Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims
§ 1015.205 Credit reports.
