(a) Notification by employee. An employee who intends to inspect or copy VA records related to the debt as permitted by a notice provided under § 1.983 must send a letter to the office which sent the notice of the debt stating his or her intention. The letter must be received by that office within 30 calendar days of the date of the notice.

(b) VA response. In response to timely notice submitted by the debtor as described in paragraph (a) of this section, VA will notify the employee of the location and time when the employee may inspect and copy records related to the debt.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514) [52 FR 1905, Jan. 16, 1987, as amended at 69 FR 62203, Oct. 25, 2004]