{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-731.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 731.403","heading":"Answer.","body":"A respondent may answer the charges in writing and furnish documentation and/or affidavits in support of the answer. To be timely, a written answer must be submitted no more than 30 days after the date of the notice of proposed action.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 731—SUITABILITY AND FITNESS","Subpart D—Agency Suitability Action Procedures for the Competitive Service or Career Senior Executive Service"],"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":"aeaffe443bac809970908c1b198bd6eaeb607843bae56c8478346fb7ae02f217","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-731.402","next":"us/5-cfr-731.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}