49 C.F.R. § 37.17

Designation of responsible employee and adoption of complaint procedures

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(a) Designation of responsible employee. Each public or private entity subject to this part shall designate at least one person to coordinate its efforts to comply with this part. (b) Adoption of complaint procedures. An entity shall adopt procedures that incorporate appropriate due process standards and provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by this part and 49 CFR parts 27, 38 and 39. The procedures shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The process for filing a complaint, including the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the employee designated under paragraph (a) of this section, must be sufficiently advertised to the public, such as on the entity's Web site;

(2) The procedures must be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;

(3) The entity must promptly communicate its response to the complaint allegations, including its reasons for the response, to the complainant and must ensure that it has documented its response.

[80 FR 13261, Mar. 13, 2015]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2019–2020 · leading case: Silvia v. RIPTA Ride - Flex Program

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Silvia v. RIPTA Ride - Flex Program (2020) rid · cites it 2× “Almonte is also identified as the person to whom requests for accommodation are to be directed, in compliance with RIPTA’s regulatory obligation to make reasonable accommodation to its policies, practice, and procedures and to designate a person to receive requests for…”

Gustafson v. Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (2019) moed “§§ 5307 and 5310; (9) failure to adopt and incorporate appropriate due process standards providing for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints in violation of 49 C.F.R. § 37.17 ; and (10) failure to maintain complete, timely, and accurate compliance reports in…”

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