C. The agency will make it to the public that those person or persons of transportation services and transit-related benefits may file a complaint with the Federal Transit Administration and/or the U.S. Department of Transportation.” 4.9.2 Title VI Program Plan: All UDOT offices (including the central and field offices), program areas, field divisions, and subrecipients are required to adhere to the programs established by the UDOT Title VI Plan. The Title VI plan is administered and monitored by the Department’s Title VI Coordinator. The Title VI plan responds to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination the grounds of race, color, creed, “on national origin, sex, age, or disability.” It is also in compliance with the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 that established that Title VI is applicable to all programs and activities of federal aid recipients and contractors, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not. The Title VI Coordinator is in the Civil Rights section of the Construction Division and has designees in several offices throughout the Department. The program plan establishes each designee’s and department’s responsibilities for ensuring the adequate distribution of Title VI information, monitoring and documentation of each department’s conduct, resolution of any deficiencies, and preparation of an annual report submitted to the USDOT, FTA, and FHWA on Title VI accomplishments. As noted below, UDOT’s State Management Plan (SMP) did not include all the elements required in a Title VI Notification to Beneficiaries: Included in UDOT SMP? Elements Required in Title VI Notification (Per FTA Circular 4702.1A Chapter IV Section 5.a) A statement that the agency operates programs without regard to race, Yes color, and national origin A description of the procedures that members of the public should No follow in order to request additional information on the recipient’s nondiscrimination obligations A description of the procedures that members of the public should No follow in order to file a discrimination complaint against the recipient. At the time of the Compliance Review site visit, the SMP available on UDOT’s website was dated July 2009 and marked as an Administrative Draft.
C. The agency will make it to the public that those person or persons of transportation services and transit-related benefits may file a complaint with the Federal Transit Administration and/or the U.S. Department of Transportation.” 4.9.2 Title VI Program Plan: All UDOT offices (including the central and field offices), program areas, field divisions, and subrecipients are required to adhere to the programs established by the UDOT Title VI Plan. The Title VI plan is administered and monitored by the Department’s Title VI Coordinator. The Title VI plan responds to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “on the grounds of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or disability.” It is also in compliance with the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 that established that Title VI is applicable to all programs and activities of federal aid recipients and contractors, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not. The Title VI Coordinator is in the Civil Rights section of the Construction Division and has designees in several offices throughout the Department. The program plan establishes each designee’s and department’s responsibilities for ensuring the adequate distribution of Title VI information, monitoring and documentation of each department’s conduct, resolution of any deficiencies, and preparation of an annual report submitted to the USDOT, FTA, and FHWA on Title VI accomplishments. As noted below, UDOT’s State Management Plan (SMP) did not include all the elements required in a Title VI Notification to Beneficiaries: Elements Required in Title VI Notification (Per FTA Circular 4702.1A Chapter IV Section 5.a) Included in UDOT SMP? A statement that the agency operates programs without regard to race, color, and national origin Yes A description of the procedures that members of the public should follow in order to request additional information on the recipient’s nondiscrimination obligations No A description of the procedures that members of the public should follow in order to file a discrimination complaint against the recipient. No At the time of the Compliance Review site visit, the SMP available on UDOT’s website was dated July 2009 and marked as an Administrative Draft.
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