Federal Register: November 29, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 230)

DOCID: FR Doc 00-29928

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Treasury Department

NOTICE: Part III

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Transmittal amending OMB Circular No. A-129, ``Policies for Federal Credit Programs and NonTax Receivables''.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum Amending OMB Circular No. A- 129, ``Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables''

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

This Circular updates policies and procedures for justifying, designing, and managing Federal credit programs and for collecting non tax receivables.

SUMMARY:

Office of Management and Budget,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Ms. Courtney Timberlake, Office of Management and Budget, Budget and Analysis Branch, NEOB Room 6001, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Tel. No. (202) 3957864.

Availability: Copies of the OMB Circular A129, and currently applicable Transmittal Memoranda may be obtained at the OMB Homepage on the Internet. The online address (URL) is http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB circular/index.html#numerical.

Dated: November 16, 2000.
Robert L. Nabors,
Executive Secretary and Assistant Director for Administration. Policies For Federal Credit Programs and NonTax Receivables Circular No. A129 (Revised)
OMB Circular No. A129 (Revised) Policies for Federal Credit Programs and NonTax Receivables
Table of Contents
General Information
Purpose
Authority
Coverage
Rescissions
Effective Date
Inquiries
Definitions
Appendix A
I. Responsibilities of Departments and Agencies

Office of Management and Budget

Department of the Treasury

Federal Credit Policy Working Group

Departments and Agencies
II. Budget and Legislative Policy for Credit Programs

Program Review

Form of Assistance

Financial Standards

Implementation
III. Credit Management and Extension Policy

A. Credit Extension Policies

Applicant Screening

Loan Documentation

Collateral Requirements

B. Management of Guaranteed Loan Lenders and Servicers

Lender Eligibility

Lender Agreements

Lender and Servicer Reviews

Corrective Actions
IV. Managing the Federal Governments Receivables

Accounting and Financial Reporting

Loan Servicing Requirements

Asset Resolution

V. Delinquent Debt Collection

Standards for Defining Delinquent and Defaulted Debt

Administrative Collection of Debts

Referrals to the Department of Justice

Interest, Penalties and Administrative Cost

Termination of Collection, WriteOff, Use of Currently Not Collectible (CNC), and CloseOut

Attachment AWriteOff CloseOut process flowchart
Appendix B
Checklist for Credit Program Legislation, Testimony, and Budget Submissions
Appendix C
Model Bill Language for Credit Programs
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget Washington, DC 20503
Circular No. A129
Revised
To the Heads of Executive Departments and Establishments