Common use of Preliminary Investigation Clause in Contracts

Preliminary Investigation. (i) Within twenty (20) calendar days of acknowledgement of the complaint, the responsible civil rights official will review the complaint for acceptance, rejection, or referral to the appropriate Federal agency. (ii) If the complaint is accepted, the responsible civil rights official will no- tify the complainant and the award of- ficial. The responsible civil righs offi- cial will also notify the applicant or re- cipient complained against of the alle- gations and give the applicant or re- cipient an opportunity to make a writ- ten submission responding to, rebut- ting, or denying the allegations raised in the complaint. (iii) The party complained against may send the responsible civil rights official a response to the notice of com- plaint within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving it. With leave of the re- sponsible civil rights official, an an- swer may be amended at any time. The responsible civil rights official will per- mit answers to be amended for good cause shown.