Demand for payment; limitation periods.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Appropriate written demands shall be made promptly upon a debtor of the United States in terms which inform the debtor of the consequences of failure to cooperate. A total of three progressively stronger written demands at not more than 30-day intervals will normally be made unless a response to the first or second demand indicates that a further demand would be futile and the debtor's response does not require rebuttal. In determining the timing of demand letters, NASA will give due regard to the need to act promptly so that, as a general rule, if necessary to refer the debt to the Department of Justice for litigation, such referral can be made within one year of the agency's final determination of the fact and the amount of the debt. When necessary to protect the Government's interests (for example, to prevent the statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. 2415, from expiring), written demand may be preceded by other appropriate actions, including immediate referral for litigation. (b) The initial demand letter should inform the debtor of: (1) The basis for the indebtedness and whatever rights the debtor may have to seek review within the agency; (2) The applicable standards for assessing interest, penalties, and administrative costs (§ 1261.412); and (3) The date by which payment is to be made, which normally should be not more than 30 days from the date that the initial demand letter was mailed or hand delivered. The responsible official should exercise care to ensure that dem

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1261.407