[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR34.19]

[Page 142-143]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 34_COLLECTION OF DEBTS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart C_Salary Offset
 
Sec. 34.19  Request for a hearing.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, an employee 
must file a request for a hearing that is received by STATE not later 
than 30 calendar days from the date of STATE's notice described in Sec. 
34.18 if an employee wants a hearing concerning:
    (1) The existence or amount of the debt; or
    (2) STATE's proposed offset schedule.
    (b) The request must be signed by the employee and should identify 
and explain with reasonable specificity and brevity the facts, evidence 
and witnesses which the employee believes support his or her position. 
If the employee objects to the percentage of disposable pay to be 
deducted from each check, the request should state the objection and the 
reasons for it.
    (c) The employee must also specify whether an oral or paper hearing 
is requested. If an oral hearing is desired, the request should explain 
why the matter cannot be resolved by review of the documentary evidence 
alone.
    (d) If the employee files a request for hearing later than the 
required 30 calendar days as described in paragraph (a) of this section, 
the hearing officer may accept the request if the employee can show that 
the delay was because of

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circumstances beyond his or her control or because of failure to receive 
notice of the filing deadline (unless the employee has actual notice of 
the filing deadline).
    (e) An employee waives the right to a hearing and will have his or 
her disposable pay offset if the employee fails to file a petition for a 
hearing as prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section or fails to 
appear at the scheduled hearing.