5 CFR § 1639.24 - Certification.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1639.24"
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title: "5 CFR § 1639.24 - Certification."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1639.24"
section_name: "Certification."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1639"
part_name: "CLAIMS COLLECTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8474 and 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3720A, and 3720D."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 49417, Sept. 22, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1639.24 Certification.

(a) The Board will provide a certification to the paying agency in all cases in which:

(1) The hearing official determines that a debt exists;

(2) The employee admits the existence and amount of the debt by failing to request a hearing; or

(3) The employee admits the existence of the debt by failing to appear at a hearing.

(b) The certification must be in writing and must include:

(1) A statement that the employee owes the debt;

(2) The amount and basis of the debt;

(3) The date the Board's right to collect the debt first accrued;

(4) A statement that the Board's regulations have been approved by the Office of Personnel Management under 5 CFR part 550, subpart K;

(5) The amount and date of the collection, if only a one-time offset is required;

(6) If the collection is to be made in installments, the number of installments to be collected, the amount of each installment, and the date of the first installment, if a date other than the next officially established pay period is required; and

(7) Information regarding the completion of procedures required by 5 U.S.C. 5514, including the dates of notices and hearings provided to the employee, or, if applicable, the employee's signed consent to salary offset or a signed statement acknowledging receipt of required procedures.