34 C.F.R. § 30.22

What notice does the debtor receive before the commencement of offset?

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(a)(1) Except as provided in §§ 30.28 and 30.29, the Secretary provides a debtor with written notice of the Secretary's intent to offset before initiating the offset.

(2) The Secretary mails the notice to the debtor at the current address of the debtor, as determined by the Secretary from information regarding the debt maintained by the Department.

(b) The written notice informs the debtor regarding:

(1) The nature and amount of the debt;

(2) The Secretary's intent to collect the debt by offset;

(3) The debtor's opportunity to:

(i) Inspect and copy Department records pertaining to the debt;

(ii) Obtain a review within the Department of the existence or amount of the debt; and

(iii) Enter into a written agreement with the Secretary to repay the debt;

(4) The date by which the debtor must request an opportunity set forth under paragraph (b)(3) of this section; and

(5) The Secretary's decision, in appropriate cases, to switch the debtor from advance funding to a reimbursement payment system.

(c)(1) In determining whether a debtor has requested an opportunity set forth under paragraph (b)(3) of this section in a timely manner, the Secretary relies on:

(i) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark for the debtor's request; or

(ii) A legibly stamped U.S. Postal service mail receipt for debtor's request.

(2) The Secretary does not rely on either of the following as proof of mailing;

(i) A private metered postmark.

(ii) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

Note:

The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method for proof of mailing, a debtor should check with its local post office.

(d) If a debtor previously has been notified of the Secretary's intent to offset or offered an opportunity to take any of the actions set forth in paragraph (b)(3) of this section in connection with the same debt, the Secretary may offset without providing the debtor with an additional notice of intent or opportunity to take any of those actions under these offset procedures.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3716(b))

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Salazar v. King

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Salazar v. King (2016) ca2 “Factual Background 5 Plaintiffs are former students of a (now-defunct) chain of for-profit beauty schools run by Wilfred.”

Games v. Cavazos (1990) ded “34 C.F.R. § 30.22 (b) (1987). USA Funds is a private, not-for-profit corporation which operates as a guarantee agency participating in the Stafford Student Loan Program pursuant to the Higher Education Act, 20 U.”

United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service v. Huff (In Re Huff) (2006) pawd · cites it 2× “See 34 C.F.R. § 30.22 . There is, then, somewhat of a statutory melange governing the responsibilities and requirements of both the creditor agency and the DOT.”

Salazar v. King (2016) ca2 “34 C.F.R. §§ 30.22 , 34.5. The regulations 11 do not require this notice to include any information about the possibility of discharging debt that was incurred through fraudulent certification.”

DURONIO v. PARKER (2024) njd “5 (d)(6)(ii)(A)-(D); 34 C.F.R. § 30.22 (b). the debtor with the required notice and opportunity for review.”

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