[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR15f.9]

[Page 430]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 15f_ADJUDICATIONS UNDER SECTION 741--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C_What Happens After I Send In My Section 741 Complaint Request? 
         May I Seek to Resolve My Complaint Informally With OCR?
 
Sec. 15f.9  What will the Director do to settle my Section 741 
Complaint Request when it is received?

    The Director will review each Section 741 Complaint Request. If the 
Director finds that your complaint is an eligible complaint, the 
Director will: review all documents and evidence submitted by you; 
review all agency or CR files, if any exist, regarding the circumstances 
surrounding the alleged discrimination; review any damage claims; and 
seek any further clarification, if necessary, from either you or the 
agency. CR also may refer your eligible complaint for a formal 
investigation by the CR Program Investigation Division or by an outside 
contractor. Based on his or her review, the Director will either 
undertake negotiations with you to resolve the complaint; or inform you 
that CR will not settle the complaint and explain to you your options, 
including your right to request formal proceedings before an ALJ under 
subpart D of this part within 30 days of receipt of notice from the 
Director that CR will not settle the complaint. If the complaint is 
successfully resolved or settled, the Director will issue a final 
determination disposing of the matter. If you have received a notice 
that the Director will not settle the complaint prior to February 14, 
2003, you have until 90 days after February 14, 2003 to request formal 
proceedings under subpart D of this part. Any request for formal 
proceedings received by USDA after the deadlines set forth in this 
section will not be accepted.

[68 FR 7412, Feb. 14, 2003]