5 CFR 1215.26

§ 1215.26 Notices to debtor.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 1215.26, § 1215.26 Notices to debtor, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/9716
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The first written demand for payment must inform the debtor of the following: (a) The amount and nature of the debt; (b) The date payment is due, which will generally be 30 days from the date the notice was mailed; (c) The assessment of interest under § 1215.27 from the date the notice was mailed if payment is not received within the 30 days; (d) The right to dispute the debt; (e) The office, address and telephone number that the debtor should contact to discuss repayment and reconsideration of the debt; and (f) The sanctions available to the MSPB to collect a delinquent debt including, but not limited to, referral of the debt to a credit reporting agency, a private collection bureau, or the Department of Justice for litigation.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.