39 CFR § 966.5 - Effect of petition filing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s966.5"
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title: "39 CFR § 966.5 - Effect of petition filing."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "966.5"
section_name: "Effect of petition filing."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "966"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSETS INITIATED AGAINST FORMER POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3716; 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 2601."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 63279, Nov. 28, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 966.5 Effect of petition filing.

Upon receipt and docketing of the former employee's petition, the Recorder will notify the General Counsel that the petition has been filed and that a timely filed petition stays further collection action.