[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR617.9]



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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.  617.9  Complaints.



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

of others, may file a complaint with NSF, alleging discrimination 

prohibited by the Act. 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 shown, NSF may extend 

this time limit.

    (b) NSF will accept 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. If an 

insufficient complaint is amended within 10 working days after notice by 

NSF to the complainant of the deficiency, NSF will consider the amended 

complaint as filed on the date the original insufficient complaint was 

filed for purposes of determining if it was timely filed. However, all 

other time requirements established by the Act and this part shall run 

from the date the amended complaint was filed.

    (c) On receipt of any complaint NSF shall promptly send written 

acknowledgement to the complainant, and a copy of the complaint to the 

recipient. In addition, NSF shall send either copies of this part or 

other pertinent information describing the rights and obligations of the 

parties.

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

coverage of this part, and will state why it is outside the coverage of 

this part.