49 CFR § 1017.7 - Written decision following hearing.
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1017.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1017.7 - Written decision following hearing."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1017.7"
section_name: "Written decision following hearing."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1017"
part_name: "DEBT COLLECTION—COLLECTION BY OFFSET FROM INDEBTED GOVERNMENT AND FORMER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3716, 5 U.S.C. 5514; Pub. L. 97-365; 31 CFR parts 900-904; 5 CFR part 550."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 32333, July 16, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1017"
---
# 1017.7 Written decision following hearing.
(a) Written decisions provided after a request for a hearing will include:
(1) A statement of the facts presented to support the nature and origin of the alleged debt;
(2) The Administrative Law Judge's analysis, findings, and conclusions, in light of the hearing, concerning the employee's or the Board's grounds;
(3) The amount and validity of the alleged debt; and
(4) The repayment schedule (including percentage), if applicable.
(b) The Administrative Law Judge's decision does not preclude an employee from requesting a waiver of a salary payment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 716, or in any way questioning the amount or validity of a debt by submitting a subsequent claim to GAO in accordance with procedures prescribed by GAO.