CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 3  /  Sec. 3.76 Result if employee fails to meet deadlines.

An employee will not be granted a hearing and will have his or her disposable pay offset in accordance with USDA's offset schedule if the employee:

(a) Fails to file a petition for a hearing as prescribed in Sec. 3.75; or

(b) Is scheduled to appear and fails to appear at the hearing.