§ 179.208 Certification

5 CFR 179.208(a)(a) OPM salary offset coordinator shall provide a certification to the paying agency in all cases where:

5 CFR 179.208(a)(1)(1) The hearing official determines that a debt exists;

5 CFR 179.208(a)(2)(2) The employee fails to contest the existence and amount of the debt by failing to request a hearing; or

5 CFR 179.208(a)(3)(3) The employee fails to contest the existence of the debt by failing to appear at a hearing.

5 CFR 179.208(b)(b) The certification must be in writing and must state:

5 CFR 179.208(b)(1)(1) That the employee owes the debt;

5 CFR 179.208(b)(2)(2) The amount and basis of the debt;

5 CFR 179.208(b)(3)(3) The date the Government's right to collect the debt first accrued;

5 CFR 179.208(b)(4)(4) That the Office's regulations have been approved by OPM pursuant to 5 CFR part 550, subpart K;

5 CFR 179.208(b)(5)(5) The date on which payment(s) is due;

5 CFR 179.208(b)(6)(6) If the collection is to be made in installments, the number of installments to be collected, the amount of each installment or percentage of disposable pay, and the commencement date of the first installment, if a date other than the next officially established pay period is required; and

5 CFR 179.208(b)(7)(7) The date(s) of any action(s) taken under 5 U.S.C. 5514(b).