Hearing.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) (1) The request for hearing must be signed by the employee and fully identify and explain with reasonable specificity all the facts, evidence, and witnesses, if any, that support his or her position. (2) The request for hearing must be received by the designated office on or before the 15th calendar day following the employee's receipt of the notice. Timely filing will stay the commencement of collection procedures. (3) The employee must also specify whether an oral or written hearing is requested. If an oral hearing is desired, the request should explain why the matter cannot be resolved by review of the documentary evidence alone. (b) (2) An employee waives the right to a hearing, and will have his or her disposable pay offset in accordance with the Board's offset schedule, if the employee: (i) Fails to file a request for a hearing and the failure is not excused; or (ii) Fails to appear at an oral hearing of which he or she was notified and the hearing official does not determine that failure to appear was due to circumstances beyond the employee's control. (c) (d) (2) In response to a timely request submitted by the debtor, the designated official will notify the employee of the location and time when the employee may inspect and copy records related to the debt. (3) If personal inspection is impractical, arrangements will be made to send copies of those records to the employee. (e) (f) (2) (i) Informal conferences with the hearing official, in which the employee and a

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 1639.23