(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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 627.503 of this part shall be handled under paragraph (b)(2) of
this section.