US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 5 CFR — Administrative PersonnelChapter I — OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPart 731 — SUITABILITY AND FITNESSSubpart D — Agency Suitability Action Procedures for the Competitive Service or Career Senior Executive Service731.4035 C.F.R. § 731.403Answer.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 41 wordsOfficial source Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 731.403 (2026)A respondent may answer the charges in writing and furnish documentation and/or affidavits in support of the answer. To be timely, a written answer must be submitted no more than 30 days after the date of the notice of proposed action.Previous5 C.F.R. § 731.402