You should take alternative steps to collect the debt including:
(a)
Offset against the employee's salary, a retirement credit, or other amount owed the employee;
(b)
Deduction from an amount the Government owes the employee; or
(c)
Any other legal method of recovery.
Code of Federal Regulations
[FTR Amdt. 70, 63 FR 15974, Apr. 1, 1998. Redesignated by FTR Amdt. 108, 67 FR 57967, Sept. 13, 2002]