---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 961.10"
title: "39"
number: "961.10"
heading: "(Rule 10) Effect of Hearing Official's decision; motion for reconsideration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/961.10"
---

# §961.10. (Rule 10) Effect of Hearing Official's decision; motion for reconsideration.

- (a) After the receipt of written submissions or after the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Official will issue a written decision. The decision will include findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- (b) The Hearing Official will send each party a copy of the decision. The Hearing Official's decision is the final administrative determination on the employee's debt or repayment schedule, subject to a timely motion for reconsideration.
- (c) A motion for reconsideration must be filed within 10 days from receipt of the decision and will be allowed only at the discretion of the Hearing Official. A motion for reconsideration by the employee will not stay any collection action authorized by the Hearing Official's decision.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 5 U.S.C. 5514.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 9220, Feb. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.