[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16362]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[DHS Docket No. DHS-2009-0032]
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Guidance to Federal
Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against
National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient
Persons
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period to July 17, 2010.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is extending the public
comment period until July 17, 2010, for proposed guidance to recipients
of Federal financial assistance regarding Title VI's prohibition
against national origin discrimination affecting limited English
proficient persons. This proposed guidance is issued pursuant to
Executive Order 13166 and is consistent with government-wide guidance
previously issued by the Department of Justice.
DATES: Written comments are invited from interested persons and
organizations no later than July 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Building 410,
Washington, DC 20528, Mail Stop 0190. To ensure proper handling, please
reference DHS Docket No. DHS-2009-0032 on the correspondence. This
mailing address may also be used for paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions. DHS will accept comments in alternate formats such as
Braille, audiotape, etc. by mail.
E-Mail: [email protected]. The subject line should include
``LEP Docket DHS-2009-0032.''
TTY: 202-401-0470, Toll Free TTY: 1-866-644-8361. TTY
callers may also contact us through the Federal Relay Service TTY at
(800) 877-8339. Other Federal Relay Service options are available at
www.gsa.gov/fedrelay.
Facsimile: (202) 401-4708 (not a toll-free number).
Instructions for filing comments: All submissions received must
include the agency name and DHS docket number DHS-2009-0032. All
comments received (including any personal information provided) will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.
Reviewing comments: Public comments may be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebekah Tosado, Senior Advisor to the
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Office for Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane,
SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528, Mail Stop 0190. Toll free: 1-
866-644-8360 or TTY 1-866-644-8361. Local: 202-401-1474 or TTY: 202-
401-0470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security issued
proposed guidance on June 17, 2010, for recipients of Federal financial
assistance regarding Title VI's prohibition against national origin
discrimination affecting limited English proficient persons. 75 FR
34465. Due to inadvertence, the date specified for receipt of comments
did not permit a full 30 day comment period. Accordingly, the
Department of Homeland Security is extending the comment period to July
17, 2010.
Margo Schlanger,
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
[FR Doc. 2010-16362 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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