1. (a) If a debtor wants to inspect and copy Department documents relating to the debt, the debtor must:

   1. (1) File a written request to inspect and copy the documents within 20 days after the date of the notice provided under § 30.22; and
   2. (2) File the request at the address specified in that notice.

2. (b) A request filed under paragraph (a) of this section must contain:

   1. (1) All information provided to the debtor in the notice under § 30.22 or § 30.33(b) that identifies the debtor and the debt, including the debtor's Social Security number and the program under which the debt arose, together with any corrections of that identifying information; and
   2. (2) A reasonably specific identification of the records the debtor wishes to have available for inspection and copying.

3. (c) The Secretary may decline to provide an opportunity to inspect and copy records if the debtor fails to request inspection and copying in accordance with this section.

   (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0515)

   (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3716(b))

[51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 35646, Oct. 7, 1986]