[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR21.9]

[Page 201]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 21--ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 21.9  Types of reviews.

    The Department will provide the debtor with an opportunity for an 
oral hearing, or an administrative review of the documentation relating 
to the debt, under the following conditions.
    (a) Oral hearing. The Departmental unit head (or designee) will 
provide the debtor with a reasonable opportunity for hearing if:
    (1) An applicable statute authorizes or requires the Department to 
consider waiver of the indebtedness, the debtor requests waiver of the 
indebtedness involved, and the waiver determination turns on credibility 
or veracity; or
    (2) The debtor requests reconsideration of the debt and the 
Departmental unit head (or designee) determines that the question of the 
indebtedness cannot be resolved by review of the documentary evidence.

An oral hearing need not be a formal (evidentiary type) hearing. 
However, hearing officials should carefully document all significant 
matters discussed at the hearing.
    (b) Administrative review of written record. Unless the Departmental 
unit head (or designee) determines that an oral hearing is required (see 
paragraph (a) of this section), the unit head (or designee) will provide 
for a review of the written record(s) (a review of the documentary 
evidence related to the debt, in the form of a ``paper hearing'').