[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17188]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Policy 
Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding the Title 
VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited 
English Proficient Persons

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of policy guidance; re-opening and extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This document re-opens and extends the period for filing 
comments regarding the Department of Labor's (DOL) Revised Guidance to 
Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding the Title VI 
Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited 
English Proficient Persons (Revised DOL Recipient LEP Guidance).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Ms. 
Annabelle T. Lockhart, Director, Civil Rights Center, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room N-4123, Washington, DC 
20210. Commenters wishing acknowledgment of their comments must submit 
them by certified mail, return receipt requested. Please be advised 
that mail delivery to federal buildings in the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area may experience delays due to concerns about anthrax 
contamination. Comments may also be transmitted by facsimile to (202) 
693-6505 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annabelle Lockhart or Naomi Barry-
P[eacute]rez at the Civil Rights Center, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
202-693-6500; TTY: 202-693-6515. Arrangements to receive the Guidance 
in an alternative format may be made by contacting the named 
individuals.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of May 29, 2003 (68 
FR 32290), the Department of Labor published Revised Guidance to 
Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding the Title VI 
Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited 
English Proficient Persons (Revised DOL Recipient LEP Guidance). 
Interested persons were requested to submit comments on or before June 
30, 2003.
    Due to technological difficulties, the email account of the 
Department of Labor Civil Rights Center ([email protected]) was 
unable to receive incoming messages. Messages sent to this email 
account prior to June 27, 2003, were not received and cannot be 
retrieved. In order to provide commenters with an opportunity to 
resubmit comments, the comment period for the Revised DOL Recipient LEP 
Guidance is extended to August 7, 2003.

    Signed in Washington, DC this 1st of July, 2003.
Patrick Pizzella,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 03-17188 Filed 7-7-03; 8:45 am]
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