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From page 1... ... Such individuals and others from outside the United States who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English are categorized as having "limited English proficiency" (LEP) Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... 5 DOJ, Policy Guidance Document, Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, 67 Fed. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... , U.S. DOT, Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients' Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... IV–1. 18 FTA Office of Civil Rights, Implementing the Department of Transportation's Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients' Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... 2008-0154 and 2008-0171 (alleging lack of compliance with 49 C.F.R. 21.5, EO 12898, and EO 13166 by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in carrying out public involvement for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the North Corridor Light Rail Transit project) Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... In addition the questionnaire assessed agency use of guidance by asking respondents to indicate whether they were either aware of or relied upon five sources of LEP guidance: • EO 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency) Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... DOT LEP FTA LEP State or local DOT Order EO 13166 guidance guidance requirements 5610.2 Aware 36 36 44 38 37 Relied on 33 36 34 22 29 Neither/none 16 13 7 25 19 Table 4 Responses regarding compliance issues (Question 8) Agencies Compliance Issues With Reporting Which Agency Has Compliance Been Involved Issues LEP deficiencies documented 2 by FTA LEP issues with employees 0 Suspension of federal 0 funding due to LEP noncompliance Administrative action related 0 to LEP compliance Litigation related to LEP 0 compliance Actions related to 1 environmental justice Complaint filed with FTA 1 re: service changes Table 5 Responses regarding compliance activities (Question 9) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... 5, 2010 www.landlinemag.com/ 8 Table 6 Responses regarding outreach strategies (Question 10) Agencies Reporting Engaging LEP Trip Outreach Strategies in Strategy Return receipt letters 0 Signage on buses and shelters 12 Notices to community-based 11 organizations serving LEP populations Oral translators 8 Advertising in media that serves 12 LEP communities Other 6 32 Better Dissemination and Oversight of DOT's Guidance Could Lead to Improved Access for Limited English-Proficient Populations, GAO-06-52, Language Access to Transportation Services, November 2005, p. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... • Strengthening of Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Memo from Loretta King, Acting Assistant Attorney General to Federal Agency Civil Rights Directors and General Counsels) Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 11, 2000, www.justice.gov/ crt/cor/Pubs/eolep.php. • Prepared Remarks of Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King to the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency, www.justice.gov/crt/lep/whats_ new/Kingremarks4_20_09.pdf. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... , vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/ e7/3676770.0.PDF Complaints • May 2, 2008, letter to Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County re DOT Complaint Numbers 2008-0154 and 2008-0171 (alleging lack of compliance with LEP requirements for outreach concerning proposed North Corridor Light Rail Transit alignment) Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... . • Focus on Civil Rights of Limited English Speakers: Language Access to Government Benefits and Services (Chapter 1: National Employment Law Project, Low Pay, High Risk: State Models for Advancing Immigrant Workers' Rights, updated November 2003) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... • Chicago Transit Authority Service Standards, July 2001, www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ miscellaneous_documents/servicestandards 129737.pdf. • Coast Transit Authority Language Assistance Implementation Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons, August 3, 2009, www.grpc. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 18, 2009, www.scmtd.com/images/ department/legal/policies/web_titlevi_policy_ eng.pdf. • Sun Tran Limited English Proficiency Plan, October 2007, www.suntran.com/pdf/about/ Limited%20English%20Proficiency%20Plan %20final.pdf. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... • U.S. Government Accountability Office, Better Dissemination and Oversight of DOT's Guidance Could Lead to Improved Access for Limited English-Proficient Populations, GAO06-52 (2005) Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... • Washington State DOT Title VI Responsibilities, wadot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/CFBD0 E84-54DD-462D-AB2E-43DFE28E339A/0/ WSDOTTitleVIResponsibilites.pdf. Other LEP Resources • New Jersey DOT Guide to Limited English Proficiency Under Title VI, www.state.nj.us/ transportation/business/civilrights/pdf/lepbro chure.pdf. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... • Executive Order (EO) 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency) Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... Bay Metropolitan Transit Authority, MI 36. Mass Transportation Authority, MI 37. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority, CA 65. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA 19 66. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 These digests are issued in order to increase awareness of research results emanating from projects in the Cooperative Research Programs (CRP) Read the entire page →

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... Such individuals and others from outside the United States who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English are categorized as having "limited English proficiency" (LEP)