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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

Chapter I  

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 10  

Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, As Amended

 

 

 

Subpart E  

Compensation and Related Benefits

20 CFR 10.431 - What does OWCP do when an overpayment is identified?

  • Section Number: 10.431
  • Section Name: What does OWCP do when an overpayment is identified? 
    Before seeking to recover an overpayment or adjust benefits, OWCP 
will advise the beneficiary in writing that:
    (a) The overpayment exists, and the amount of overpayment;
    (b) A preliminary finding shows either that the individual was or 
was not at fault in the creation of the overpayment;
    (c) He or she has the right to inspect and copy Government records 
relating to the overpayment; and
    (d) He or she has the right to present evidence which challenges the 
fact or amount of the overpayment, and/or challenges the preliminary 
finding that he or she was at fault in the creation of the overpayment. 
He or she may also request that recovery of the overpayment be waived.
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