[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR268.606]

[Page 827]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 268--RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart G--Matters of General Applicability
 
Sec. 268.606  Joint processing and consolidation of complaints.

    Complaints of discrimination filed by two or more complainants 
consisting of substantially similar allegations of discrimination or 
relating to the same matter may be consolidated by the Board or the 
Commission for joint processing after appropriate notification to the 
parties. Two or more complaints of discrimination filed by the same 
complainant shall be consolidated by the Board for joint processing 
after appropriate notification to the complainant. When a complaint has 
been consolidated with one or more earlier filed complaints, the Board 
shall complete its investigation within the earlier of 180 days after 
the filing of the last complaint or 360 days after the filing of the 
original complaint, except that the complainant may request a hearing 
from an administrative judge on the consolidated complaints any time 
after 180 days from the date of the first filed complaint. 
Administrative judges or the Commission may, in their discretion, 
consolidate two or more complaints of discrimination filed by the same 
complainant.