[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1252.401]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1252--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart 1252.4--Investigation, Conciliation, and Enforcement Procedures
 
Sec. 1252.401  Complaints.

    (a) Any person, individually or as a member of a class or on behalf 
of others, may file a complaint with NASA, alleging discrimination 
prohibited by the Act or these regulations based on an action occurring 
on or after July 1, 1979. A complaint must be filed within 180 days from 
the date the complainant first had knowledge of the alleged act of 
discrimination. However, for good cause shown, NASA may extend this time 
limit.
    (b) NASA will attempt to facilitate the filing of complaints 
wherever possible, including taking the following measures:
    (1) Accepting as a sufficient complaint, any written statement, 
which identifies the parties involved and the date the complainant first 
had knowledge of the alleged violation, describes generally the action 
or practice complained of, and assigned by the complainant.
    (2) Freely permitting a complainant to add information to the 
complaint to meet the requirements of a sufficient complaint.
    (3) Widely disseminating information regarding the obligations of 
recipients under the Act and these regulations.
    (4) Notifying the complainant and the recipient of their rights and 
obligations under the complaint procedure, including the right to have a 
representative at all stages of the complaint procedure.
    (5) Notifying the complainant and the recipient (or their 
representatives) of their right to contact NASA for information and 
assistance regarding the complaint resolution process.
    (c) NASA will return to the complainant any complaint outside the 
jurisdiction of these regulations, and will

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state the reason(s) why it is outside the jurisdiction of these 
regulations.