---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 16.11"
title: "10"
number: "16.11"
heading: "Written decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/16.11"
---

# §16.11. Written decision.

- (a) The hearing official will issue a written opinion no later than 60 days after the hearing.
- (b) The written opinion must include:
  - (1) A statement of the facts presented to demonstrate the nature and origin of the alleged debt;
  - (2) The hearing official's analysis, findings, and conclusions;
  - (3) The amount and validity of the debt; and
  - (4) **The repayment schedule, where appropriate.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201), Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718; 5 U.S.C. 5514; Pub. L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749; 4 CFR parts 101 through 105; 5 CFR 550.1101 through 550.1108.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 51830, Oct. 16, 1991, unless otherwise noted.