---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 34.17"
title: "34"
number: "34.17"
heading: "Content of decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/34.17"
---

# §34.17. Content of decision.

- (a) **The written decision is based on the evidence contained in the hearing record.** The decision includes—
  - (1) A description of the evidence considered by the hearing official;
  - (2) The hearing official's findings, analysis, and conclusions regarding objections raised to the existence or amount of the debt;
  - (3) The rate of wage withholding under the order, if you objected that withholding the amount proposed in the garnishment notice would cause an extreme financial hardship; and
  - (4) **An explanation of your rights under this part for reconsideration of the decision.**
- (b) The hearing official's decision is the final action of the Secretary for the purposes of judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act ([5 U.S.C. 701](/usc/5/701.md) et seq.).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720D, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 8142, Feb. 19, 2003, unless otherwise noted.