§31.7. Complaint. — Inbound Citations
49 C.F.R. § 31.7
Statutory Authority
Cited by 3 regulations in release Current.
Citations to 49 C.F.R. § 31.7 as a whole
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(c) Made to the authority which has the effect of decreasing an obligation to pay or account for property, services, or money.Complaint means the administrative complaint served by the reviewing official on the defendant under § 31.7.Defendant means any person alleged in a complaint under § 31.7 to be liable for a civil penalty or assessment under § 31.3.Government means the United States Government.Individual means a natural person.Initial decision means the written decision of the ALJ required by §§ 31.10 or 31.37 and includes a revised initial decision issued following a remand or a motion for reconsideration.Investigating official means the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation or an officer or employee of the Office of Inspector General designated by the Inspector General and serving in a position for which the rate of basic pay is not less than the minimum rate of basic pay for grade GS-16 under the General Schedule.Knows or has reason to know, means that a person, with respect to a claim or statement—
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(a) If, based on the report of the investigating official under § 31.4(b), the reviewing official determines that there is adequate evidence to believe that a person is liable under § 31.3 of this part, the reviewing official shall transmit to the Attorney General a written notice of the reviewing official's intention to issue a complaint under § 31.7.
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(a) The reviewing official may issue a complaint under § 31.7 only if—(1) The Department of Justice approves the issuance of a complaint in a written statement described in 31 U.S.C. 3803(b)(1), and(2) In the case of allegations of liability under § 31.3(a) with respect to a claim, the reviewing official determines that, with respect to such claim or a group of related claims submitted at the same time such claim is submitted (as defined in paragraph (b) of this section), the amount of money or the value of property or services demanded or requested in violation of § 31.3(a) does not exceed $150,000.