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5 CFR §1215.26

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The first written demand for payment must inform the debtor of the following:
  1. (a)The amount and nature of the debt;
  2. (b)The date payment is due, which will generally be 30 days from the date the notice was mailed;
  3. (c)The assessment of interest under § 1215.27 from the date the notice was mailed if payment is not received within the 30 days;
  4. (d)The right to dispute the debt;
  5. (e)The office, address and telephone number that the debtor should contact to discuss repayment and reconsideration of the debt; and
  6. (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.