[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: 34CFR31.4]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 31_SALARY OFFSET FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE 

 

Sec. 31.4  Request to inspect and copy documents relating to a debt.



    (a) The Secretary makes available for inspection and copying before 

offset under this part those Department documents that relate to the 

debt, if the employee--

    (1) Files a written request to inspect and copy the documents within 

20 days of the date of the pre-offset notice under Sec. 31.3, and

    (2) Files the request at the address specified in that notice.

    (b) A request filed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must 

contain--

    (1) All information provided to the employee in the pre-offset 

notice under Sec. 31.3 that identifies the employee and the debt, 

including the employee's Social Security number and the program under 

which the debt arose, together with any corrections of that identifying 

information; and

    (2) A reasonably specific identification of the documents that the 

employee wishes to have available for inspection and copying.

    (c) The Secretary makes available documents for inspection and 

copying upon request by the employee. However, the Secretary may 

initiate an offset before making the requested documents available if 

the employee fails to request inspection and copying in accordance with 

this section.



(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3716)