§ 179.211 Notice of salary offset

5 CFR 179.211(a)(a) Upon receipt of proper certification from a creditor agency, the OPM payroll office will send the OPM employee, identified in the certification as the debtor, a written notice of salary offset. Such notice shall, at a minimum:

5 CFR 179.211(a)(1)(1) State that OPM has received a properly certified debt claim from a creditor agency;

5 CFR 179.211(a)(2)(2) Contain a copy of the certification received from the creditor agency;

5 CFR 179.211(a)(3)(3) Advise the employee that salary offset will be initiated at the next officially established pay interval; and

5 CFR 179.211(a)(4)(4) State the amount of the claim and amount of deductions.

5 CFR 179.211(b)(b) The payroll office shall provide a copy of the notice to the creditor agency and advise such agency of the dollar amount to be offset and the pay period when the offset will begin.