15 C.F.R. § 21.9 Types of reviews.
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
The Department will provide the debtor with an opportunity for an oral hearing, or an administrative review of the documentation relating to the debt, under the following conditions. (a) Oral hearing. The Departmental unit head (or designee) will provide the debtor with a reasonable opportunity for hearing if: (1) An applicable statute authorizes or requires the Department to consider waiver of the indebtedness, the debtor requests waiver of the indebtedness involved, and the waiver determination turns on credibility or veracity; or (2) The debtor requests reconsideration of the debt and the Departmental unit head (or designee) determines that the question of the indebtedness cannot be resolved by review of the documentary evidence. An oral hearing need not be a formal (evidentiary type) hearing. However, hearing officials should carefully document all significant matters discussed at the hearing. (b) Administrative review of written record. Unless the Departmental unit head (or designee) determines that an oral hearing is required (see paragraph (a) of this section), the unit head (or designee) will provide for a review of the written record(s) (a review of the documentary evidence related to the debt, in the form of a “paper hearing”).
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 21—ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET
§ 21.9 Types of reviews.
