36 C.F.R. § 1201.6 What is a claim or debt?
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
A claim or debt is an amount of money, funds, or property that has been determined by an agency official to be due the United States from any person, organization, or entity except another Federal agency (see §1201.3).
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 1201—COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
Subpart A—Introduction
§ 1201.6 What is a claim or debt?

