[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR422.405]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 422_ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart E_Collection of Debts by Administrative Wage Garnishment
 
Sec. 422.405  What notice will we send you about administrative wage 
garnishment?

    (a) General. Before we order your employer to collect a debt by 
deduction from your disposable pay, we will send you written notice of 
our intention to do so.
    (b) Contents of the notice. The notice will contain the following 
information:
    (1) We have determined that payment of the debt is past due;
    (2) The nature and amount of the debt;
    (3) Information about the amount that your employer could withhold 
from your disposable pay each payday (the payment schedule);
    (4) No sooner than 60 calendar days after the date of the notice, we 
will order your employer to withhold the debt from your disposable pay 
unless, within that 60-day period, you pay the full amount of the debt 
or take either of the actions described in paragraphs (b)(6) or (7) of 
this section;

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    (5) You may inspect and copy our records about the debt (see Sec. 
422.420);
    (6) You may request a review of the debt (see Sec. 422.425) or the 
payment schedule stated in the notice (see Sec. 422.415); and
    (7) You may request to pay the debt by monthly installment payments 
to us.
    (c) Mailing address. We will send the notice to the most current 
mailing address that we have for you in our records.
    (d) Electronic record of the notice. We will keep an electronic 
record of the notice that shows the date we mailed the notice to you and 
the amount of your debt.