[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65568-65569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30780]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service

31 CFR Part 390


Collection By Administrative Offset

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Department of the 
Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends Title 31 by removing Part 390. The 
action is being taken because the Treasury Department's promulgation of 
administrative offset regulations at 31 CFR Part 5, Subpart D, made 
Part 390 unnecessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Gronseth, Deputy Chief Counsel, 
Bureau of the Public Debt, Parkersburg, WV (304) 480-5187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Part 390 applied to the collection of claims by administrative 
offset by the Bureau of the Public Debt. The rule was needed to 
implement the administrative offset provisions of section 10 of the 
Debt Collection Act of 1982, (31 U.S.C. 3716). Subsequent to the 
adoption of this rule, the Department of the Treasury promulgated 
Department-wide 

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administrative offset regulations at 31 CFR Part 5, Subpart D.

Procedural Requirements

    This final rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' pursuant 
to Executive Order 12866. This final rule merely removes a redundancy 
from existing Department of the Treasury regulations. Accordingly, 
notice and public procedure thereon is unnecessary. Pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 553(d)(3), good cause is found for making this rule effective 
upon publication. As no notice of proposed rulemaking is required, the 
provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do 
not apply. There are no collections of information required by this 
final rule, and, therefore, the Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 390

    Administrative practice and procedure, Claims.

    Accordingly, under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 31 CFR chapter II 
is hereby amended by removing part 390.

PART 390--[REMOVED]

    1. Part 390 is removed.

    Dated: December 7, 1995.
Van Zeck,
Acting Commissioner of the Public Debt.
[FR Doc. 95-30780 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]
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