41 CFR § 105-56.009 - Written decision.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s105-56.009"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 105-56.009 - Written decision."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-56.009"
section_name: "Written decision."
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "105-56"
part_name: "56—SALARY OFFSET FOR INDEBTEDNESS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3711; 31 U.S.C. 3716; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K; 31 CFR part 5; 31 CFR 285.7; 31 CFR parts 900-904."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 68752, Dec. 10, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "105-56"
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# 105-56.009 Written decision.

(a) Within 60 days of the employee's filing of a petition for a pre-offset hearing, the hearing official will issue a written decision setting forth—

(1) The facts supporting the nature and origin of the debt;

(2) The hearing official's analysis, findings and conclusions as to the employee's or Agency's grounds;

(3) The amount and validity of the debt; and

(4) The repayment schedule, if applicable.

(b) The hearing official's decision will be the final Agency action for the purposes of judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 701 *et seq.*).