[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: 14CFR1252.403]

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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. 1252.403  Investigation.

    (a) Informal inquiry. (1) NASA will investigate complaints that are 
unresolved after mediation or are reopened because of a violation of a 
mediation agreement.
    (2) As part of the initial inquiry, NASA will use informal fact 
finding methods, including joint or separate discussions with the 
complainant and recipient to establish the facts, and, if possible, 
settle the complaint on terms that are mutually agreeable to the 
parties. NASA may seek the assistance of any involved State program 
agency.
    (3) NASA will put any agreement in writing and have it signed by the 
parties and an authorized official at NASA.
    (4) The settlement shall not affect the operation of any other 
enforcement effort of NASA, including compliance reviews and 
investigation of other complaints which may involve the recipient.
    (5) The settlement is not a finding of discrimination against a 
recipient.
    (b) Formal investigation. If NASA cannot resolve the complaint 
through informal means it will develop formal findings through further 
investigations of the complaint. If the investigation indicates a 
violation of these regulations, NASA will attempt to obtain voluntary 
compliance. If NASA cannot obtain voluntary compliance, it will begin 
enforcement as described in Sec. 1252.405.