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Outreach and Compliance Coordination Program

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In connection with the Civil Rights Program administered by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the agency's Outreach and Compliance Coordination Program (OCCP) enforces and ensures compliance with applicable Civil Rights statutes, Executive Orders, and agency regulations for all recipients of NRC-conducted and financially assisted programs and activities. The OCCP also addresses fair and equitable treatment for those employed in, benefiting from, or affected by such programs and activities.

To ensure nondiscrimination in NRC-conducted and financially assisted programs and activities, the OCCP provides technical assistance, monitors program activities, conducts compliance reviews, investigates complaints, takes enforcement actions in response to violations, and submits reports to Federal oversight agencies. In addition, the OCCP provides applicants/recipients with guidance and direction, as illustrated by the "Civil Rights Compliance Requirements Imposed as a Condition of Award of NRC Federal Financial Assistance" provided in Section 6 of each of the agency's Federal Funding Opportunity Announcements.

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In addition to the Civil Rights Compliance Requirements, the applicable Civil Rights statutes and guidance include, but are not limited to, the following:

The NRC complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects individuals from discrimination in Federally conducted or financially assisted programs on the basis of their race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a parent. (Not all of these prohibited bases apply to all programs.) The NRC also complies with Title IX (which prohibits discrimination based on gender/sex in educational programs and activities), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the other acts, Executive Orders, and policies listed above.

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Additional OCCP-related information is available in the following NUREG-series brochures published by the NRC.

Document Identifier Title
NUREG/BR-0344 Know Your Rights: Limited English Proficiency (LEP)?
NUREG/BR-0345 Affirming LEP Access & Compliance in Federal and Federally Assisted Programs
NUREG/BR-0457 Your Rights Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
NUREG/BR-0460 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Programs
NUREG/BR-0462 Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment

Further information is available through the following agency points-of-contact.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Small Business and Civil Rights
Outreach and Compliance Coordination Program
Mailstop O-3H8
Rockville, Maryland 20895		 U.S. Department of Justice exit icon
Civil Rights Division
Coordination and Review Section-NEB
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Email:
Telephone:
TDD:		 OCCPrograms.Resource@nrc.gov
(301) 415-4085
(301) 415-5244		 Telephone:
TDD:		 (888) 848-5306
(202) 307-2678

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Monday, July 23, 2012