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<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />OMB Approved No. 1505-0271 RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
<br />Expiration Date: November 30, 2021
<br />ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
<br />ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI OF THE
<br />CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
<br />As a condition of receipt of federal financial assistance from the Department of the Treasury, the
<br />recipient named below (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient") provides the assurances stated herein. The
<br />federal financial assistance may include federal grants, loans and contracts to provide assistance to the
<br />Recipient's beneficiaries, the use or rent of Federal land or property at below market value, Federal training, a
<br />loan of Federal personnel, subsidies, and other arrangements with the intention of providing assistance. Federal
<br />financial assistance does not encompass contracts of guarantee or insurance, regulated programs, licenses,
<br />procurement contracts by the Federal government at market value, or programs that provide direct benefits.
<br />The assurances apply to all federal financial assistance from or funds made available through the
<br />Department of the Treasury, including any assistance that the Recipient may request in the future.
<br />The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 provides that the provisions of the assurances apply to all of
<br />the operations of the Recipient's program(s) and activity(ies), so long as any portion of the Recipient's
<br />program(s) or activity(ies) is federally assisted in the manner prescribed above.
<br />1. Recipient ensures its current and future compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
<br />amended, which prohibits exclusion from participation, denial of the benefits of, or subjection to
<br />discrimination under programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, of any person in the
<br />United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), as implemented by
<br />the Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations at 31 CFR Part 22 and other pertinent executive orders
<br />such as Executive Order 13166, directives, circulars, policies, memoranda, and/or guidance documents.
<br />2. Recipient acknowledges that Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with
<br />Limited English Proficiency," seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and activities for
<br />individuals who, because of national origin, have Limited English proficiency (LEP). Recipient
<br />understands that denying a person access to its programs, services, and activities because of LEP is a form
<br />of national origin discrimination prohibited under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
<br />Department of the Treasury's implementing regulations. Accordingly, Recipient shall initiate reasonable
<br />steps, or comply with the Department of the Treasury's directives, to ensure that LEP persons have
<br />meaningful access to its programs, services, and activities. Recipient understands and agrees that
<br />meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and
<br />written translation where necessary, to ensure effective communication in the Recipient's programs,
<br />services, and activities.
<br />3. Recipient agrees to consider the need for language services for LEP persons when Recipient develops
<br />applicable budgets and conducts programs, services, and activities. As a resource, the Department of the
<br />Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more information on taking reasonable steps
<br />to provide meaningful access for LEP persons, please visit hgp://www.lep.gov.
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