---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 30.24"
title: "34"
number: "30.24"
heading: "What opportunity does the debtor receive to obtain a review of the existence or amount of a debt?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/30.24"
---

# §30.24. What opportunity does the debtor receive to obtain a review of the existence or amount of a debt?

- (a) If a debtor wants a review within the Department of the issues identified in the notice under [§ 30.22(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.22.md?p=b-3-ii) or [§ 30.33(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.33.md?p=b-3-ii), the debtor must:
  - (1) File a request for review within 20 days after the date of the notice provided under [§ 30.22](/cfr/34/30.22.md); and
  - (2) **File a request at the address specified in that notice.**
- (b) A request filed under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must contain:
  - (1) All information provided to the debtor in the notice under [§ 30.22](/cfr/34/30.22.md) or [§ 30.33(b)](/cfr/34/30.33.md?p=b) that identifies the debtor and the particular debt, including the debtor's Social Security number and the program under which the debt arose, together with any corrections of that identifying information; and
  - (2) An explanation of the reasons the debtor believes that the notice the debtor received under [§ 30.22](/cfr/34/30.22.md) or [§ 30.33(b)](/cfr/34/30.33.md?p=b) inaccurately states any facts or conclusions relating to the debt.
- (c) The Secretary may decline to provide an opportunity for review of a debt if the debtor fails to request the review in accordance with this section.
- (d)
  - (1) **The debtor shall—**
    - (i) File copies of any documents relating to the issues identified in the notice under [§ 30.22(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.22.md?p=b-3-ii) or [§ 30.33(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.33.md?p=b-3-ii) that the debtor wishes the Secretary to consider in the review;
    - (ii) File the documents at the address specified in that notice, and
    - (iii) **File the documents no later than—**
      - (A) 20 days after the date of the notice provided under [§ 30.22](/cfr/34/30.22.md); or
      - (B) If the debtor has requested an opportunity to inspect and copy records under [§ 30.23](/cfr/34/30.23.md) within the time period specified in that section, 15 days after the date on which the Secretary makes available to the debtor the relevant, requested records.
  - (2) The Secretary may decline to consider any reasons or documents that the debtor fails to provide in accordance with paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(d)](#d) of this section.
- (e) If the Secretary bases the review on only the documentary evidence, the Secretary:
  - (1) Reviews the documents submitted by the debtor and other relevant evidence; and
  - (2) Notifies the debtor in writing of the Secretary's decision regarding the issues identified in the notice under [§ 30.22(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.22.md?p=b-3-ii) or [§ 30.33(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/34/30.33.md?p=b-3-ii) and, if appropriate, the question of waiver of the debt.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 35647, Oct. 7, 1986]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e), 31 U.S.C. 3716(b) and 3720A, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 35647, Oct. 7, 1986]