[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR30.24]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 30_DEBT COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_What Provisions Apply to Administrative Offset?
 
Sec. 30.24  What opportunity does the debtor receive to obtain a review 
of the existence or amount of a debt?

    (a) If a debtor wants a review within the Department of the issues 
identified in the notice under Sec. 30.22(b)(3)(ii) or Sec. 
30.33(b)(3)(ii), the debtor must:
    (1) File a request for review within 20 days after the date of the 
notice provided under Sec. 30.22; and
    (2) File a request at the address specified in that notice.
    (b) A request filed under paragraph (a) of this section must 
contain:
    (1) All information provided to the debtor in the notice under Sec. 
30.22 or Sec. 30.33(b) that identifies the debtor and the particular 
debt, including the debtor's Social Security number and the program 
under which the debt arose, together with any corrections of that 
identifying information; and
    (2) An explanation of the reasons the debtor believes that the 
notice the debtor received under Sec. 30.22 or Sec. 30.33(b) 
inaccurately states any facts or conclusions relating to the debt.
    (c) The Secretary may decline to provide an opportunity for review 
of a debt if the debtor fails to request the review in accordance with 
this section.
    (d)(1) The debtor shall:
    (i) File copies of any documents relating to the issues identified 
in the notice under Sec. 30.22(b)(3)(ii) or Sec. 30.33(b)(3)(ii) that 
the debtor wishes the Secretary to consider in the review;
    (ii) File the documents at the address specified in that notice, and
    (iii) File the documents no later than:
    (A) 20 days after the date of the notice provided under Sec. 30.22; 
or
    (B) If the debtor has requested an opportunity to inspect and copy 
records under Sec. 30.23 within the time period specified in that 
section, 15 days after the date on which the Secretary makes available 
to the debtor the relevant, requested records.
    (2) The Secretary may decline to consider any reasons or documents 
that the debtor fails to provide in accordance with paragraphs (b) and 
(d) of this section.
    (e) If the Secretary bases the review on only the documentary 
evidence, the Secretary:
    (1) Reviews the documents submitted by the debtor and other relevant 
evidence; and
    (2) Notifies the debtor in writing of the Secretary's decision 
regarding the issues identified in the notice under Sec. 
30.22(b)(3)(ii) or Sec. 30.33(b)(3)(ii) and, if

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appropriate, the question of waiver of the debt.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1880-0515)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3716(b))

[51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 35647, Oct. 7, 1986]