Public Civil Rights

No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age or disability be subjected to unlawful discrimination under any program or activity conducted by or which receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of the Interior. Discrimination includes: denial of services, aids, or benefits; provision of different service or in a different manner; and segregation or separate treatment. In addition, sex discrimination is prohibited in Federally assisted educational programs.

• WHO CAN FILE: Any person who believes they have been discriminated against based on the above standard.   
  
  
• HOW TO FILE A PUBLIC CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: A signed, written complaint should be filed within 180 days of the date of the alleged discrimination.  
  
  
• DOI JURISDICTION: Send your complaint to DOI if the event occurred in any of these areas:
  
  
• 1. Disability rights: All aspects of DOI operations plus any program or activity receiving Federal assistance from DOI, and certain areas of State or local government not receiving Federal assistance.
     
     
  2. Race, color, national origin: Any program or activity receiving Federal assistance from DOI.
     
     
  3. Sex: Any education program or activity receiving Federal aid from DOI.       
     
     

• WHERE TO FILE: Director, Office of Civil Rights, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC, 20240. If the alleged discrimination occurred outside DOI jurisdiction, we will forward your complaint to State or Federal agency that has jurisdiction.  
  
  
• COMPLAINT PROCEDURES: Described in CRD 2011-01
  
  
• FURTHER INFORMATION:
  
  
• 1. Chief, Public Civil Rights Division, Sloan Farrell, can provide direct assistance and referrals.
     
     
  2. DOI Disability Rights Coordinators.
     
     
  3. Bureau EO Officers
     
     
  4. Public Civil Rights Coordinators
     
     
  5. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
     
     
• CASELOAD: Table showing types of open cases by bureau.
  
  
• AUTHORITIES: The major laws and rules governing the DOI Civil Rights programs.
  
  
• Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficiency Persons 
  
  REPORTS:
  
  
• Annual Civil Rights Implementation Plan and Accomplishment Report (Executive Order 12250)
  
  • • Tab A 2009 Title VI and IX and Tab B Title 2010 VI and IX
    • Tab C 2009  & Tab D 2010 Section 504 and Title II of ADA

Annual Report on Implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975