§ 627.601 - Complaints and allegations at the Federal level.

(a) The types of complaints and allegations that may be received at the Federal level for review include:

(1) Complaints for which the recipient has failed to issue a timely decision as required by § 627.503 of this part;

(2) Alleged violations of the Act and/or the regulations promulgated thereunder resulting from Federal, State, and/or SDA and SSG monitoring and oversight reviews;

(3) Alleged violations of the labor standards provisions at section 143 of the Act;

(4) Alleged violations of the relocation provisions in section 141(c) of the Act; and

(5) Other allegations of violations of the Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b) Upon receipt of a complaint or allegation alleging any of the violations listed in paragraph (a) of this section, the Secretary may:

(1) Direct the recipient to handle a complaint through local grievance procedures established under § 627.502 of this part; or

(2) Investigate and determine whether the recipient or subrecipient(s) are in compliance with the Act and regulations promulgated thereunder (section 163(b) and (c)).

(3) Allegations of violations of sections 141(c) or 143 of the Act and § 627.503 of this part shall be handled under paragraph (b)(2) of this section.