---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1179.6"
title: "45"
number: "1179.6"
heading: "Written decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1179.6"
---

# §1179.6. 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514, E.O. 11809 (redesignated E.O. 12107), and 5 CFR part 550, subpart K.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 28472, July 30, 1987, unless otherwise noted.