[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 45CFR617.11]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 617_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES 

RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NSF--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 617.11  Investigation.



    (a) Informal investigation. (1) NSF will investigate complaints that 

are unresolved after mediation or are reopened because of violation of a 

mediation agreement.

    (2) As part of the initial investigation, NSF will use informal fact 

finding methods, including joint or separate discussions with the 

complainant and recipient, to establish the facts, and, if possible, 

will settle the complaint on terms that are agreeable to the parties. 

NSF may seek the assistance of any involved State agency.

    (3) NSF will put any agreement in writing and have it signed by the 

parties and an authorized official of NSF.

    (4) A settlement shall not affect other enforcement efforts of NSF, 

including compliance reviews, or individual complaints that involve the 

recipient.

    (5) A settlement is not a finding of discrimination against the 

recipient.

    (b) Formal investigation. If NSF cannot resolve the complaint 

through informal investigation, it will begin to develop formal findings 

through further investigation of the complaint. If the investigation 

indicates a violation of the Act, NSF will try to obtain voluntary 

compliance. If NSF cannot obtain voluntary compliance, it will begin 

enforcement as described in Sec. 617.12. If the investigation does not 

indicate a violation of the Act, NSF will issue a written determination 

in favor of the recipient.



[49 FR 49628, Dec. 21, 1984, as amended at 68 FR 51383, Aug. 26, 2003]