{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-550.206","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 550.206","heading":"Waiver of repayment.","body":"The head of an agency may waive in whole or in part a right of recovery of an advance payment under 5 U.S.C. 5524a and this subpart if he or she determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or against the public interest under criteria established by the agency.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 550—PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)","Subpart B—Advances in Pay"],"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":"2503ba10942047d88118fad18b2d81005b92dab7f309f053ccf70a91fa567af6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-550.205","next":"us/5-cfr-550.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}