Whenever a salary offset is sought by another DOL or Federal agency
from a paying DOL agency, the paying DOL agency should not initiate the
requested offset until it has been provided by the creditor organization
with an appropriate written certification as described in Sec. 20.82(b).
Where the creditor agency is not another DOL agency, the creditor agency
must certify that its regulations under 5 U.S.C. 5514 have been approved
by the Office of Personnel Management and that it, the creditor agency,
has followed such regulations to the best of its information and belief.
When the creditor agency is not also the paying DOL agency, the creditor
agency should also be required to certify that if an administrative or
judicial order is issued directing the paying DOL agency to pay a debtor
an amount previously paid to the creditor agency, the creditor agency
will reimburse the paying DOL agency or pay the debtor directly within
15 days of the date of the order.
