{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1215.26","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1215.26","heading":"Notices to debtor.","body":"The first written demand for payment must inform the debtor of the following:\n(a) The amount and nature of the debt;\n(b) The date payment is due, which will generally be 30 days from the date the notice was mailed;\n(c) The assessment of interest under § 1215.27 from the date the notice was mailed if payment is not received within the 30 days;\n(d) The right to dispute the debt;\n(e) The office, address and telephone number that the debtor should contact to discuss repayment and reconsideration of the debt; and\n(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.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1215—DEBT MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Claims Collection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"cbd3eb2776cf843b2ccb8471f98dce11ae1409351dbbaca46dd94874f79a9dd9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1215.25","next":"us/5-cfr-1215.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}