[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR17.1] [Page 369] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR PART 17--NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--Table of Contents Subpart A--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin Sec. 17.1 Purpose. Authority: Sec. 602, 78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1; and the laws referred to in Appendix A. The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of the Interior. [29 FR 16293, Dec. 4, 1964, as amended at 43 FR 4259, Feb. 1, 1978]