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Agencies will use SF-329E when a debtor’s employer requests an Order of Termination signed by Treasury.  \nBackground  \nWage garnishment is a process whereby an employer withholds amounts from an employee’s wages and pays those amounts to the employee’s creditor in satisfaction of a wage garnishment order issued by the creditor.  \nA Federal Agency collecting delinquent, non-tax debt may garnish the wages of a debtor without first obtaining a court order. This process, known as Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG), is authorized by section 31001(o) of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-358 (Apr. 26, 1998), codified at 31 U.S.C. ' 3720D. The rules and procedures governing administrative wage garnishment were published as a Final Rule in the Federal Register on May 6, 1998 (63 FR 25136) .  \nPaperwork Reduction Act   \nThe administrative wage garnishment process under the DCIA is an  \nadministrative action taken by a Federal Agency against a debtor’s employer.  \nTherefore, any collection of information under the AWG termination process is exempt from the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. ' 3501 et seq.) .  \nSee 44 U.S.C. ' 3518(c)(1)(B)(ii)  \n-Act does not apply to the collection of information during the conduct of an administrative action involving an agency against specific individuals or entities.  \nTermination of AWG   \nThe wage garnishment action can be terminated for a number of reasons at any point in the process, both before the Order has been sent to the Employer and after it has been sent to the Employer. The termination can be a result of a request submitted by the Federal Agency, an action initiated by the DMS AWG Staff, or an automated system process.  \nA. Agency Termination Request  \nThe valid reasons for a termination request are:  \na. Death  \nb. Disability  \nc. Bankruptcy  \nd. Debtor enters into payment plan (repayment agreement, one-time compromise)  \ne. Debtor works for the Federal Government  \nf. Debtor is self-employed  \ng. Prior order(s) in place => 25 %  \nh. Debtor is no longer with employer  \ni. Employer goes out of business  \nj. Wrong employer / wrong debtor  \nk. AWG started in error  \nl. Other  \nB. Termination by the DMS AWG Staff  \nThe DMS AWG Staff can also terminate the AWG action for various reasons.  \na. Compromise Agreement-When a concurrence with a compromise offer is “granted,”the AWG is terminated.  \nb. No AWG Package Request – An agency must submit an AWG Package request within  \n45 days of the Notice Letter Sent Date; a Hearing Resolution that required a new AWG Package; or a Fiscal Service Legal Counsel outcome that required a new package.  \n􀁸 If no request for an AWG package is made within 45 days of the Notice Letter, a Hearing resolution, or the Legal Counsel decision, the AWG staff will terminate the AWG case.  \nC. Automatic System Terminations  \nWhen certain actions occur in the DMS collection system, the system terminates the AWG process and returns the debt to the originating agency. These actions","cbCaiklcZYHx0Wv0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiklcZYHx0Wv0","pdf",293511,9,"English","# Purpose\n# Background\n# Paperwork Reduction Act\n# Termination of AWG\n## A. Agency Termination Request\n## B. Termination by the DMS AWG Staff\n## C. Automatic System Terminations\n# Preparing the Termination Order\n## Box 1a Date of Notice of Termination\n## Box 1b Date of Order/Amended Order\n## Box 2 Date Notice of Termination Mailed to Employer\n## Box 3 Creditor Agency Tracking No.\n## Box 4 Employee Name / Employee Alias Name","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of SF-329E in the AWG termination process?\",\"answer\":\"SF-329E is used when a debtor’s employer requests an Order of Termination signed by Treasury. Agencies use SF-329E to support terminating the AWG process and related termination documentation.\"},{\"question\":\"What are common valid reasons for terminating AWG?\",\"answer\":\"Valid reasons include death, disability, bankruptcy, entry into a payment plan, the debtor working for the Federal Government, self-employment, prior orders reducing the amount, no longer being with the employer, employer closure, wrong employer/wrong debtor, AWG started in error, and other reasons.\"},{\"question\":\"How must an agency notify the debtor’s employer when terminating AWG?\",\"answer\":\"Once the agency has information justifying termination, it must send an AWG Release Letter by first class mail. The letter should be forwarded to the employer within 24 hours of the agency’s decision to discontinue AWG collection activities, ensuring due process.\"}]","INSTRUCTIONS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES - Preparing Administrative Wage Garnishment Forms - SF-329E - December 2016 | PDF",1789560815]