39 CFR § 956.6 - (Rule 6) Notice of Docketing.

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title: "39 CFR § 956.6 - (Rule 6) Notice of Docketing."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "956.6"
section_name: "(Rule 6) Notice of Docketing."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
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subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "956"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3720D; 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 2601; 31 CFR 285.11."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 46481, Sept. 29, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 956.6 (Rule 6) Notice of Docketing.

(a) Within a reasonable time after receiving the debtor's petition for hearing from the agency, the Recorder will issue a Notice of Docketing to the debtor and the General Counsel. The Recorder will maintain a record of Administrative Wage Garnishment proceedings and will assign a docket number to each case.

(b) The debtor and the Postal Service's representative should refer to the docket number on any further filings.