Section 622.55 - Notice of assessment of civil money penalty(a)Notice of assessment. The notice of assessment for a civil money penalty will state:(1) The legal authority for the assessment;(2) The amount of the civil money penalty being assessed;(3) The date by which the civil money penalty must be paid;(4) The matter of fact or law constituting the grounds for assessment of the civil money penalty;(5) The right of the institution or person being assessed to a formal hearing to challenge the assessment;(6) That failure to request a hearing constitutes a waiver of the opportunity for a hearing and the notice of assessment will constitute a final and unappealable order; and(7) The time limit to request such a formal hearing.(b)Service. The notice of assessment may be served upon the institution or person being assessed by personal service or by certified mail with a return receipt to the institution's or the person's last known address. Such service constitutes issuance of the notice.51 FR 21139, June 11, 1986, as amended at 70 FR 12585, Mar. 15, 2005