---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 604.28"
title: "49"
number: "604.28"
heading: "Dismissals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/604.28"
---

# §604.28. Dismissals.


Within 20 days after the receipt of a complaint described in [§ 604.27](/cfr/49/604.27.md), the Office of the Chief Counsel shall provide reasons for dismissing a complaint, or any claim in the complaint, with prejudice, under this section if:

- (a) It appears on its face to be outside the jurisdiction of FTA under the Federal Transit Laws;
- (b) On its face it does not state a claim that warrants an investigation or further action by FTA; or
- (c) **The complainant lacks standing to file a complaint under subpart B, C, or D of this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.