[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR7.12]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
             CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
 
PART 7--NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A--Nondiscrimination in FEMA Programs--General
 
Sec. 7.12  Procedure for effecting compliance.

    (a) General. If there appears to be a failure or threatened failure 
to comply with this regulation, and if the noncompliance or threatened 
noncompliance cannot be corrected by informal means, compliance with 
this regulation may be effected by the suspension or termination of or 
refusal to grant or to continue Federal financial assistance or by any 
other means authorized by law. Such other means may include, but are not 
limited to, (1) a reference to the Department of Justice with a 
recommendation that appropriate proceedings be brought to enforce any 
rights of the United States under any law of the United States 
(including other titles of the Act), or any assurance or other 
contractual undertaking, and (2) any applicable proceeding under state 
or local law.
    (b) Noncompliance with section 7. If an applicant fails or refuses 
to furnish an assurance required under section 7 or otherwise fails or 
refuses to comply with a requirement imposed by or pursuant to that 
section Federal financial assistance may be refused in accordance with 
the procedures of paragraph (c) of this section. The agency shall not be 
required to provide assistance in such a case during the pendency of the 
administrative proceedings under such paragraph except that the agency 
shall continue assistance during the pendency of such proceedings where 
such

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assistance is due and payable pursuant to an application thereof 
approved prior to the effective date of this regulation.
    (c) Termination of or refusal to grant or to continue Federal 
financial assistance. No order suspending, terminating or refusing to 
grant or continue Federal financial assistance shall become effective 
until (1) the responsible agency official has advised the applicant or 
recipient of his failure to comply and has determined that compliance 
cannot be secured by voluntary means, (2) there has been an express 
finding on the record, after opportunity for hearing, of a failure by 
the applicant or recipient to comply with a requirement imposed by or 
pursuant to this regulation, (3) the action has been approved by the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section 
14, and (4) the expiration of 30 days after the Director has filed with 
the committee of the House and the committee of the Senate having 
legislative jurisdiction over the program involved, a full written 
report of the circumstances and the grounds for such action. Any action 
to suspend or terminate or to refuse to grant or to continue Federal 
financial assistance shall be limited to the particular political 
entity, or part thereof, or other applicant or recipient as to whom such 
a finding has been made and shall be limited in its effect to the 
particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has 
been so found.
    (d) Other means authorized by law. No action to effect compliance by 
any other means authorized by law shall be taken until (1) the 
responsible agency official has determined that compliance cannot be 
secured by voluntary means, (2) the action has been approved by the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (3) the recipient 
or other person has been notified of its failure to comply and of the 
action to be taken to effect compliance, and (4) the expiration of at 
least 10 days from the mailing of such notice to the recipient or other 
person. During this period of at least 10 days additional efforts shall 
be made to persuade the recipient or other person to comply with the 
regulation and to take such corrective action as may be appropriate.