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USDA/RHS RIN: 0575-AA83 Publication ID: Fall 2009 
Title: Civil Rights Compliance Requirements 
Abstract: The Agency intends to publish a proposed rule to effectuate a comprehensive civil rights regulation implementing the following laws: The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA); title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (The Fair Housing Act); section 504 Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs; title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and Executive Orders 11246 and 12898 (Environmental Justice). The revised regulations will provide detailed guidelines for field offices for improved enforcement and compliance with these laws, which heavily impact the Agency's programs. Mechanisms for monitoring compliance by field offices and recipients of Federal financial assistance at all levels will decrease the Agency's vulnerability that exists due to noncompliance with recently enacted Civil Rights legislation. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 15    12 CFR 202    28 CFR 42    45 CFR 90    41 CFR 60 to 64    24 CFR 14    7 CFR 1901-E    7 CFR 1940-D     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 100-259    29 USC 794    PL 94-135    42 USC 6101 et seq    PL 94-239    15 USC 1601 et seq    EO 11246    PL 88-352    42 USC 2000d et seq    PL 90-284    42 USC 3601 to 3619    PL 100-430    PL 92-318    20 USC 1681 et seq    PL 93-112    EO 12898   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2010    
NPRM Comment Period End  04/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Carlton L. Lewis
Chief, Program Compliance Branch
Department of Agriculture
Rural Housing Service
STOP 0703, STOP 0703, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0703
Phone:202 692-0097
TDD Phone:202 692-0107
Fax:202 692-0305
Email: carlton.lewis@wdc.usda.gov