---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 98.9"
title: "34"
number: "98.9"
heading: "Investigation and findings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/98.9"
---

# §98.9. Investigation and findings.

- (a) The Office may permit the parties to submit further written or oral arguments or information.
- (b) Following its investigations, the Office provides to the complainant and recipient or contractor written notice of its findings and the basis for its findings.
- (c) If the Office finds that the recipient or contractor has not complied with section 439 of the Act, the Office includes in its notice under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section:
  - (1) A statement of the specific steps that the Secretary recommends the recipient or contractor take to comply; and
  - (2) Provides a reasonable period of time, given all of the circumstances of the case, during which the recipient or contractor may comply voluntarily.

## 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.