97-14538. Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996Waiver of the Requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a (o) and (p) for Administrative Offset

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30668]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Directive 16-14]


Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996--Waiver of the 
Requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a (o) and (p) for Administrative Offset

Dated: May 28, 1997.
    1. Delegation. By virtue of the authority granted to the Fiscal 
Assistant Secretary by Treasury Order (TO) 101-05, this Directive 
delegates to the Commissioner, Financial Management Service, the 
authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by 31 U.S.C. 
Sec. 3716(f) to waive the requirements of 5 U.S.C. Secs. 552a (o) and 
(p) for administrative offset upon written certification by the head of 
an agency or State seeking to collect a claim that the requirements of 
31 U.S.C. Sec. 3716(a) have been met.
    2. Redelegation. The Commissioner, Financial Management Service, 
may redelegate this authority in writing to officials within the 
Financial Management Service, and it may be exercised in the individual 
capacity and under the individual title of each official receiving such 
authority.
    3. Authorities.
    a. Section 31001(e) of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 
Public Law 104-134 (110 Stat. 1321-358 et seq.), codified at 31 U.S.C. 
Sec. 3716(f).
    b. TO 101-05, ``Reporting Relationships and Supervision of 
Officials, Offices and Bureaus, Delegation of Certain Authority, and 
Order of Succession in the Department of the Treasury.''
    4. Referemce. See Treasury Directive 25-06, ``The Treasury Data 
Integrity Board,'' regarding the responsibility of the Treasury Data 
Integrity Board for oversight and coordination of computer matching 
programs.
    5. Expiration Date. This Directive shall expire three years from 
the date of issuance unless superseded or cancelled prior to that date.
    6. Office of Primary Interest. Office of the Commissioner, 
Financial Management Service.
Gerald Murphy,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-14538 Filed 6-3-97; 8:45 am]
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