[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: 14CFR1252.405]

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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. 1252.405  Compliance procedure.

    (a) NASA may enforce the Act and these regulations through:

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    (1) Termination of a recipient's Federal financial assistance from 
NASA under the program or activity involved where the recipient has 
violated the Act or these regulations. The determination of the 
recipient's violation may be made only after a recipient has had an 
opportunity for a hearing on the record before an administrative law 
judge. Therefore, cases which are settled in mediation, or prior to a 
hearing, will not involve termination of a recipient's Federal financial 
assistance from NASA.
    (2) Any other means authorized by law including but not limited to:
    (i) Referral to the Department of Justice for proceedings to enforce 
any rights of the United States or obligations of the recipient created 
by the Act or these regulations.
    (ii) Use of any requirement of or referral to any Federal, State, or 
local government agency that will have the effect of correcting a 
violation of the Act or these regulations.
    (b) NASA will limit any termination under Sec. 1252.405(a)(1) to the 
particular program activity NASA finds in violations of these 
regulations. NASA will not base any part of a termination on a finding 
with respect to any program or activity of the recipient which does not 
receive Federal financial assistance from NASA.
    (c) NASA will take no action under paragraph (a) until:
    (1) The Administrator has advised the recipient of its failure to 
comply with the Act and these regulations and has determined that 
voluntary compliance cannot be obtained.
    (2) 30 days have elapsed after the Administrator has sent a written 
report of the circumstances and grounds of the action to the committees 
of Congress having legislative jurisdiction over the Federal program or 
activity involved. The Administrator will file a report whenever any 
action is taken under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (d) NASA also may defer granting new Federal financial assistance 
from NASA to a recipient when a hearing under Sec. 1252.405(a)(1) is 
initiated.
    (1) New Federal financial assistance from NASA includes all 
assistance for which NASA requires an application or approval, including 
renewal or continuation of existing activities during the deferral 
period. New Federal financial assistance from NASA does not include 
assistance approved prior to the beginning of a hearing under 
Sec. 1252.405(a)(1).
    (2) NASA will not begin a deferral until the recipient has received 
a notice of an opportunity for a hearing under Sec. 1252.405(a)(1). NASA 
will not continue a deferral for more than 60 days unless a hearing has 
begun within that time or the time for beginning the hearing has been 
extended by mutual consent of the recipient and the Administrator. NASA 
will not continue a deferral for more than 30 days after the close of 
the hearing, unless the hearing results in a finding against the 
recipient.