---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1215.26"
title: "5"
number: "1215.26"
heading: "Notices to debtor."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1215.26"
---

# §1215.26. Notices to debtor.


The first written demand for payment must inform the debtor of the following:

- (a) The amount and nature of the debt;
- (b) The date payment is due, which will generally be 30 days from the date the notice was mailed;
- (c) The assessment of interest under [§ 1215.27](/cfr/5/1215.27.md) from the date the notice was mailed if payment is not received within the 30 days;
- (d) The right to dispute the debt;
- (e) The office, address and telephone number that the debtor should contact to discuss repayment and reconsideration of the debt; and
- (f) The sanctions available to the MSPB to collect a delinquent debt including, but not limited to, referral of the debt to a credit reporting agency, a private collection bureau, or the Department of Justice for litigation.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: The authority for this part is the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3711 and 3716-3719; the Federal Claims Collection Standards at 4 CFR parts 101-105, as amended by 49 FR 8889, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 50603, Dec. 8, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 72 FR 56885, Oct. 5, 2007.