[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR17.6]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 17--OVERPAYMENTS TO ANNUITANTS UNDER THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 17.6  Notice of decision and right of appeal.

    If the annuitant, without good cause shown, fails or refuses to 
produce the requested additional information or authorization, the 
Department of State is entitled to made adverse inferences with respect 
to the matters sought to be amplified, clarified, or verified.
    (a) The final administrative decision shall be reduced to writing 
and the Director shall send it expeditiously to the annuitant.
    (b) If the decision is adverse to the annuitant, the notification of 
the decision shall include a written description of the annuitant's 
rights of appeal to the Foreign Service Grievance Board, including time 
to file, where to file, and applicable procedure.