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Federal Transit Administration/Office of Civil Rights – Development of New Title
VI Environmental Justice Review Guidelines
has an engagement with the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Civil Rights to develop and
pilot test procedures, manuals, and checklists for use in conducting
Title VI/Environmental Justice (EJ) assessments of FTA grantees.
The new guidance will improve coordination and management of the
civil rights compliance review process.
began by interviewing Office of Civil Rights staff,
and researching Title VI/EJ regulations and current practices
in specific areas that have been the subject of complaints or
lawsuits. developed written guidance for conducting in-depth
Title VI/EJ assessments in four categories:
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in the
provision of government services based on race, color, religion, and
national origin. Furthermore, Executive Order 12898, "Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations," February 1994, requires federal agencies to identify and
address disproportionately high adverse human health or environmental
effects of their policies and programs on minority and low-income populations.
To evaluate the new procedures, is conducting pilot reviews in each
of the compliance areas at selected transit agencies throughout the nation.
The review team takes special note of the agencies' public participation
process and response to concerns expressed by protected groups.
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