---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 1697.6"
title: "32"
number: "1697.6"
heading: "Written decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/1697.6"
---

# §1697.6. Written decision.

- (a) The hearing official shall issue a written opinion no later than 60 days after the hearing.
- (b) The written opinion will include: a statement of the facts presented to demonstrate the nature and origin of the alleged debt; the hearing official's analysis, findings and conclusions; the amount and validity of the debt, and the repayment schedule, if applicable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514, and 5 CFR part 550, subpart K.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 48098, Nov. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted.