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• Strive to ensure the competency of interpreters and translation services per DOT LEP <br />Guidance Section VII(2). <br />1-6 DETERMINATION OF SITE OR LOCATION OF FACILITIES <br />Title 49 CFR Section 21.9(b)(3) states, "In determining the site or location of facilities, a recipient or applicant <br />may not make selections with the purpose or effect of excluding persons from, denying them the benefits of, or <br />subjecting them to discrimination under any program to which this regulation applies, on the grounds of race, <br />color, or national origin; or with the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially impairing the <br />accomplishment of the objectives of the Act or this part." Title 49 CFR part 21, Appendix C, Section (3)(iv) <br />provides, 'The location of projects requiring land acquisition and the displacement of persons from their <br />residences and businesses may not be determined on the basis of race, color, or national origin." For purposes <br />of this requirement, 'facilities" does not include bus shelters, as these are transit amenities and are covered in <br />Chapter IV, nor does it include transit stations, power substations, etc., as those are evaluated during project <br />development and the NEPA process. Facilities included in this provision include, but are not limited to, storage <br />facilities, maintenance facilities, operations centers, etc. <br />Indian River County is committed to determining sites and location of facilities in a fair and equitable <br />manner that is in accordance with Title VI. <br />Excluding bus shelters and transit stations, the County has constructed one transit facility in recent <br />years. That facility is the transit administration building and bus parking facility and was funded through <br />an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant awarded by the FTA. That facility was <br />constructed on a former citrus grove owned by the County and is adjacent to other County facilities. <br />Construction of that facility was completed in the spring of 2012. <br />During the planning stage for the transit administration and bus parking facility, a Title VI equity analysis <br />was conducted as part of the facility's Documented Categorical Exclusion prepared through the National <br />Environmental Policy (NEPA) process. Through this analysis, it was determined that the facility was in <br />compliance with Title VI. <br />Title VI Program (2017 Update) <br />Page 13 <br />P122 <br />