[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR105-56.005]

[Page 421-422]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-56_SALARY OFFSET FOR INDEBTEDNESS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE 
UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart A_Salary Offset of General Services Administration Employees
 
Sec. 105-56.005  Employee response.

    (a) Voluntary repayment agreement. An employee may submit a request 
to the appropriate program official who signed the pre-offset notice to 
enter into a written repayment agreement of the debt in lieu of offset. 
The request must be made within 7 days of receipt of notice under Sec. 
105-56.004 of this subpart. The agreement must be in writing, signed by 
both the employee and the appropriate program official making the 
notice, and a signed copy must be sent to the appropriate Finance Center 
serving the program activity. Acceptance of such an agreement is 
discretionary with the Agency. An employee who enters into such an 
agreement may, nevertheless, seek a waiver under paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (b) Waiver. An employee may submit a signed waiver request of 
overpayment

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of pay or allowances (e.g., 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 
716) to the GSA National Payroll Center (NPC). When an employee requests 
waiver consideration, further collection on the debt may be suspended 
until a final administrative decision is made on the waiver request. 
During the period of any suspension, interest, penalties and 
administrative charges may be held in abeyance. GSA will not duplicate, 
for purposes of salary offset, any of the notices/procedures already 
provided the debtor prior to a request for waiver.
    (c) Reconsideration. (1) An employee may seek a reconsideration of 
GSA's determination regarding the existence and/or amount of the debt. 
The request must be submitted to the appropriate program official 
indicated in the pre-offset notice, within 7 days of receipt of notice 
under Sec. 105-56.004 of this subpart. Within 20 days of receipt of 
this notice, the employee must submit a detailed statement of reasons 
for reconsideration that must be accompanied by supporting 
documentation.
    (2) An employee may request a reconsideration of the proposed offset 
schedule. The request must be submitted to the appropriate program 
official indicated in the pre-offset notice, within 7 days of receipt of 
notice under Sec. 105-56.004 of this subpart. Within 20 days of receipt 
of this notice, the employee must submit an alternative repayment 
schedule accompanied by a detailed statement, supported by 
documentation, evidencing financial hardship resulting from GSA's 
proposed schedule. Acceptance of the request is at GSA's discretion. GSA 
will notify the employee in writing of its decision concerning the 
request to reduce the rate of an involuntary deduction.