WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Bureau of the Fiscal Service has issued a proposed rule called: Public Dissemination of the Identity of a Delinquent Debtor.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 22 by Gary Grippo, Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
Summary: The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) authorizes Federal agencies to publicly disseminate information regarding the identity of persons owing delinquent nontax debts to the United States for the purpose of collecting the debts. The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), proposes to promulgate this rule to establish the minimum procedures Federal agencies must follow prior to publicly disseminating information regarding t...