An employee shall be entitled to respond to the notice of adverse action in writing.
A written response submitted under this section shall be submitted to the official effecting the adverse action. The request for review by the Dean under § 1703.2 or the request for a hearing under § 1706 may be filed with the written response.
The following time limits shall apply to the submission of a written response by the employee or the employee's representative:
The official effecting the adverse action may extend the time to file the written response upon the written request of the employee or the employee's representative.
The employee's written response, if any, shall be made a part of the adverse action file.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-A1705