[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR31.4]

[Page 61]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 31--SALARY OFFSET FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE UNITED 
STATES UNDER PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec. 31.4  Request to inspect and copy documents relating to a debt.

    (a) The Secretary makes available for inspection and copying before 
offset under this part those Department documents that relate to the 
debt, if the employee--
    (1) Files a written request to inspect and copy the documents within 
20 days of the date of the pre-offset notice under Sec. 31.3, and
    (2) Files the request at the address specified in that notice.
    (b) A request filed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must 
contain--
    (1) All information provided to the employee in the pre-offset 
notice under Sec. 31.3 that identifies the employee and the debt, 
including the employee's Social Security number and the program under 
which the debt arose, together with any corrections of that identifying 
information; and
    (2) A reasonably specific identification of the documents that the 
employee wishes to have available for inspection and copying.
    (c) The Secretary makes available documents for inspection and 
copying upon request by the employee. However, the Secretary may 
initiate an offset before making the requested documents available if 
the employee fails to request inspection and copying in accordance with 
this section.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3716)