[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR92.17]

[Page 727]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 92_RECOVERING DEBTS TO THE UNITED STATES BY SALARY OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  92.17  Form of hearings and written decisions.

    (a) Hearings shall consist of informal conferences before an 
administrative law judge or other hearing official (see Sec.  92.5(j)) 
in which the employee and the DOT creditor operating element are given 
full opportunity to present evidence, witnesses, and argument. The DOT 
operating element will maintain a summary record of a hearing provided 
under these procedures.
    (b) Written decisions provided after a request for hearing shall, at 
a minimum, summarize the evidence alleged to substantiate the nature and 
origin of the alleged debt; the administrative law judge's or other 
hearing official's analysis, findings, and conclusions; the amount and 
validity of the alleged debt; and, where applicable, the repayment 
schedule.
    (c) A copy of the administrative law judge's or other hearing 
official's final decision shall be provided to the employee as well as 
the chief of the office authorized to collect debts by deduction from 
salary.
    (d) The decision of the administrative law judge or other hearing 
official shall be final and binding on the parties.