As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
Administrative debt means a debt that does not arise from an individual's obligation to repay a loan or an overpayment of a grant received under a student financial assistance program authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
Business day means a day Monday through Friday, unless that day is a Federal holiday.
Certificate of service means a certificate signed by an authorized official of the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) that indicates the nature of the document to which it pertains, the date we mail the document, and to whom we are sending the document.
Day means calendar day. For purposes of computation, the last day of a period will be included unless that day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a Federal legal holiday; in that case, the last day of the period is the next business day after the end of the period.
Debt or claim means any amount of money, funds, or property that an appropriate official of the Department has determined an individual owes to the United States under a program we administer.
Debtor means an individual who owes a delinquent nontax debt to the United States under a program we administer.
Disposable pay. This term-
Employer. This term-
Financial hardship means an inability to meet basic living expenses for goods and services necessary for the survival of the debtor and his or her spouse and dependents.
Garnishment means the process of withholding amounts from an employee's disposable pay and paying those amounts to a creditor in satisfaction of a withholding order.
We means the United States Department of Education.
Withholding order.
You means the debtor.
34 C.F.R. §34.3
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720D