[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR7.941]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 7_NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)

--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart E_Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or 

       Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From FEMA

 

Sec. 7.941  Complaints.



    (a) Any person, individually or as a member of a class or on behalf 

of others, may file a complaint with FEMA,



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alleging discrimination prohibited by the Act or these regulations 

occurring after the date of final adoption of this rule. A complainant 

shall file a complaint within 180 days from the date the complainant 

first had knowledge of the alleged act of discrimination. However, for 

good cause showing, FEMA may extend this time limit.

    (b) FEMA will consider the date a complaint is filed to be the date 

upon which the complaint is sufficient to be processed. A complaint is 

deemed ``sufficient'' when it contains particulars (e.g., names, 

addresses, and telephone numbers of parties involved; date(s) of alleged 

discrimination; kind(s) of alleged discrimination) upon which to begin 

an investigation.

    (c) FEMA will attempt to facilitate the filing of complaints 

wherever possible, including taking the following measures:

    (1) Accepting as a sufficient complaint any written statement which 

identifies the parties involved and the date the complainant first had 

knowledge of the alleged violation, describes generally the action or 

practice complained of, and is signed by the complainant.

    (2) Freely permitting a complainant to add information to the 

complaint to meet the requirements of a sufficient complaint.

    (3) Notifying the complainant and the recipient of their rights and 

obligations under the complaint procedure, including the right to have a 

representative at all stages of the complaint procedure.

    (4) Notifying the complainant and the recipient (or their 

representatives) of their right to contact FEMA for information and 

assistance regarding the complaint resolution process.

    (d) FEMA will return to the complainant any complaint outside the 

jurisdiction of this regulation, and will state the reason(s) why it is 

outside the jurisdiction of this regulation.