Letter L-27: Show Cause Notice: Failure to Submit Acceptable Executive Order 11246, Section 503 or VEVRAA AAP(s)

(Supply & Service)

Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested AND Electronic Mail

[Date]

[Name of Establishment CEO]

[Title of CEO]

[Establishment Name]

[Street Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Dear [Name of CEO]:

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), reviewed your Affirmative Action Program (AAP) and itemized listing documentation prepared under [insert one or more as appropriate: Executive Order 11246 (Executive Order 11246), as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503), as amended; the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended] and submitted for desk audit.  The results of this review indicate that your AAP does not meet the requirements of our regulations at [insert one or more as appropriate: 41 CFR Part 60-2, 41 CFR Part 60-300 Subpart C, 41 CFR Part 60-741 Subpart C].  Consequently, we are issuing this Notice to Show Cause why enforcement proceedings should not be initiated under [insert one or more as appropriate: 41 CFR 60-1.26, 41 CFR 60-741.65 (Section 503) and/or 41 CFR 60-300.65 (VEVRAA)]. 

The specific elements of your [insert one or more as appropriate: Executive Order 11246, Section 503, VEVRAA] AAP(s) which do not meet the regulatory requirements cited above are listed in the enclosure.  You are required to correct these violations, as indicated, within 30 calendar days of your receipt of this Notice or we shall recommend that enforcement proceedings be initiated. 

Submission of a corrected [insert one or more as appropriate: Executive Order 11246, Section 503, VEVRAA] AAP(s) does not preclude the identification of further violations, based on a finding during the desk audit or subsequent on-site review, that your AAPs do not meet the requirements of [insert one or more as appropriate: 41 CFR Part 60-2, 41 CFR Part 60-300, 41 CFR Part 60-741] or that your [insert as appropriate: establishment or functional unit] is not in compliance with the requirements of the Executive Order 11246, Section 503 or VEVRAA and their implementing regulations.

Should you have any questions or wish to discuss a resolution to the issues raised herein, please contact [insert name of compliance officer] or [insert appropriate pronoun: his or her] supervisor, [insert name of supervisor], at [insert telephone number] to schedule a meeting or telephone conference.

Sincerely,

[insert name of the regional or district director]

Regional Director or District Director

Enclosure

cc: [insert name of the corporate CEO]

[insert name of designated representative]