{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-204.39","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 204.39","heading":"Written decision.","body":"(a) If pre-offset hearing is held. Within 60 days of the filing of the employee's petition for a pre-offset hearing, the hearing official will issue a written decision setting forth the basis of his/her findings in accordance with 5 CFR 550.1104(g)(3).\n(b) If the employee challenges the pre-offset notice under § 204.34, Employee response and/or § 204.35, Petition for pre-offset hearing, without requesting a hearing or a hearing is denied, the program official must notify the employee of his/her final determination in writing before offset can begin. The agency's execution of a voluntary repayment agreement satisfies this requirement.","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","PART 204—RULES RELATING TO DEBT COLLECTION","Subpart B—Salary Offset"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"ab30daf7defc66e08ece59effadd0f604ccc9c38ec12ab465a852ea5d017674f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-204.38","next":"us/17-cfr-204.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}