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Page: 2 <br />NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS IN CASE OF NON - PAYMENT AND NOTICE OF RIGHTS <br />Federal debt management procedures require agencies to notify debtors when their <br />debts become delinquent. These procedures also require agencies to provide <br />notification to delinquent debtors of the collection actions that may be initiated <br />by agencies to collect delinquent debts. Such notification is provided herein. <br />If you have submitted payment or otherwise settled this debt, please disregard <br />this notification. If not, please submit payment in accordance with the bill for <br />collection already sent to you in order to avoid additional collection action. <br />payment of the referenced bill issued to you by the United States Geological <br />Survey has not been received, and is delinquent, In accordance with Government <br />regulations, you are hereby notified: <br />1) that any or all of the following actions may by initiated against you in order <br />to collect this debt, <br />2) of your rights pertaining to this debt. <br />. Referral of the debt to the Department of Treasury: The debt may be <br />referred to Treasury in order to initiate additional action. Referral <br />will result in additional collection action. Referral will result in <br />addtional fees added to your debt. <br />. Offset to reduce Federal payment, including your tax refund: Certain <br />payments from the U.S. government may be reduced by the amount of your <br />debt. Federal payments subject to reduction include your Federal salary or <br />retirement pay, IRS tax refunds, contractor /vendor payment, and certain <br />Federal benefit payments. If you are entitled to receive payment that may <br />legally be offset, we intend to reduce your payment to collect your debt. <br />. Refer your debt to a private collection agency: Your delinquent debt <br />may be referred to a private collection agency for collection, resulting in <br />increasing costs to you. <br />. Litigation: The debt may be referred to the DOI Office of the Solicitor <br />or to the Department of Justice, which may result in legal action against <br />you. <br />. Credit reporting: Your delinquent debt may be reported to national <br />credit bureaus. We intend to disclose to a consumer reporting agency, <br />with 60 days from the date of the attached letter, that you are <br />responsible for this debt. A credit report showing poor payment history may <br />seriously impair you ability to obtain credit. <br />Your delinquent business debt may be reported immediately to a <br />commercial reporting agency without notice. <br />Investigation: The U.S. Treasury may order an investigation of your <br />assets to determine your ability to pay your debt. <br />. Report your debt to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): If your debt is <br />determined to be uncollectible, the,U.S. Treasury may report your debt to the <br />IRS as income to you (Form 1099). You may owe taxes on this income. <br />See the reverse side for notification of rights regarding this debt. <br />