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DOC/OS RIN: 0690-AA30 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance 
Abstract: The Department of Commerce proposes to make amendments to its regulations implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI), section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of "program or activity" and "program" to title VI and added a definition of "program or activity" to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The promulgation of this proposed regulation explicitly incorporates the CRRA's definition of "program or activity" and "program" into the Department's title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act regulations. The Department's proposed regulation will be published as part of a joint notice of proposed rulemaking involving up to 24 Federal agencies. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 8    15 CFR 8b    15 CFR 8c    15 CFR 20     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 794    42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7    42 USC 6101 to 6107    EO 12250   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/06/2000  65 FR 76460   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/05/2001    
Final Action  08/26/2003  68 FR 51333   
Final Action Effective  09/25/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Lawrence N. Self
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights
Department of Commerce
Office of the Secretary
HCHB Room 6010, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-0625
Fax:202 482-5375