1. The LWIA shall establish appropriate reporting procedures to ensure immediate notification (within one (1) workday of detection or discovery) within the LWIA and to the OET, USDOL/ETA, and USDOL/OIG regarding incidents. 
   1. At a minimum, these procedures will include instructions to report the incident through mechanisms described below. 
   2. Additionally, the LWIA will identify a central point person to submit and track any reports taken.  The Complaint Officer may be used for this role.
2. Any entity (staff, subrecipients, contractors, and public) wishing to report an incident should be provided with the process below:
   1. Complete the Incident Report and submit two (2) copies along with supportive documentation to the Office of Employment and Training’s Deputy Director.
      
      Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
      Office of Employment and Training
      500 East Monroe Street, 9th Floor
      Springfield, Illinois  62701
   2. Forward additional supplemental information received to the Deputy Director for OET.
   3. Submit one (1) copy of the completed Incident Report to the USDOL/ETA Region 5 Office at the address below:
      
      Employment and Training Administration
      U.S. Department of Labor
      230 South Dearborn Street, 6th floor
      Chicago, Illinois  60604
   4. Report the incident to the USDOL Office of Inspector General in one of the following ways:
      1. Submitting one (1) copy of the Incident Report to the following address:
         
         Office of Inspector General
         U.S. Department of Labor
         200 Constitution Ave, N.W., Rm. S-5514
         Washington D.C. 20210
          
      2. Completing the online USDOL Office of Inspector General hotline form at the link on the References tab.
      3. Calling the USDOL Office of Inspector General’s Hotline Number located at the link on the References tab.  The following information will need to be provided:
         1. The identity of the Local Workforce Innovation Area (LWIA) or other local grant subrecipient involved.
         2. The identity of the person or organization the allegation is against, including telephone number and any other identifying data.
         3. The location of the incident with complete name(s) and address(es) of the organization(s) involved and other identifying data.
         4. The date and time of the incident and how it was discovered.
         5. The source of complaint.
         6. Any contacts with law enforcement agencies, including name(s), agency contacted, and results.
         7. The name, address, and telephone number of persons who can provide additional information.
         8. The details of the incident.

The Regional Administrator/Regional Director must send the Office of Financial and Administrative Management (OFAM) an initial response to all hotline referrals no later than two (2) weeks after receiving the referral and must continue to provide updates in the quarterly tracking report until the complaint has been closed and a final response has been sent to OFAM.