---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 98.8"
title: "34"
number: "98.8"
heading: "Notice of the complaint."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/98.8"
---

# §98.8. Notice of the complaint.

- (a) If the Office receives a complaint that meets the requirements of [§ 98.7](/cfr/34/98.7.md), it provides written notification to the complainant and the recipient or contractor against which the violation has been alleged that the complaint has been received.
- (b) **The notice to the recipient or contractor under paragraph (a) of this section must—**
  - (1) Include the substance of the alleged violation; and
  - (2) Inform the recipient or contractor that the Office will investigate the complaint and that the recipient or contractor may submit a written response to the complaint.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 514(a) of Pub. L. 93-380, 88 Stat. 574 (20 U.S.C. 1232h(a)); sec. 1250 of Pub. L. 95-561, 92 Stat. 2355-2356 (20 U.S.C. 1232h(b)); and sec. 408(a)(1) of Pub. L. 90-247, 88 Stat. 559-560, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1)); sec. 414(a) of Pub. L. 96-88, 93 Stat. 685 (20 U.S.C. 3474(a)), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 35321, Sept. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.