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(7) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to
<br />Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with
<br />Disabilities Act," 29 C.F.R. Part 1630;
<br />(8) U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulations,
<br />"Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer Premises
<br />Equipment for the Hearing and Speech Disabled," 47 C.F.R. Part 64,
<br />Subpart F; and
<br />(9) U.S. ATBCB regulations, "Electronic and Information Technology
<br />Accessibility Standards," 36 C.F.R. Part 1194;
<br />(10) FTA regulations, "Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped
<br />Persons," 49 C.F.R. Part 609; and
<br />(11) Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the
<br />foregoing regulations.
<br />g. Drug or Alcohol Abuse-Confidentiality and Other Civil Rights Protections. To the
<br />extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to comply with the confidentiality and .other civil rights
<br />protections of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, as amended, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1101 of
<br />seq., with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
<br />Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4541 et seq., and with the Public Health Service Act of 1912,
<br />as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201dd -290dd-2 et seq, and any subsequent amendments to these acts.
<br />h. Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. To the extent
<br />applicable and except to the extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing, the Contractor
<br />agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 13166, "Improving Access to Services for
<br />Persons with Limited English Proficiency," 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-1 note, and with the provisions of U.S.
<br />DOT Notice, "DOT Guidance to Recipients on Special Language Services to Limited English Proficient
<br />(LEP) Beneficiaries," 70Fed. Reg. 74087 et seq., December 14, 2005.
<br />i. Environmental Justice. The Contractor agrees to comply with the policies of
<br />Executive Order No. 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations
<br />and Low-Income Populations," 42 U.S.C. § 4321 note, except to the extent that the Department
<br />determines otherwise in writing.
<br />i. Other Nondiscrimination Laws. The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable
<br />provisions of other Federal laws, regulations, and directives pertaining to and prohibiting discrimination
<br />that are applicable, except to the extent the Department determines otherwise in writing.
<br />Section 12. Planning and Private Enterarise.
<br />a. General. To the extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to implement the Project in
<br />a manner consistent with the plans developed in compliance with the Federal
<br />planning and private enterprise provisions of the following:
<br />(1) 49 U.S.C. §§ 5303, 5304, 5306, and 5323(a)(1);
<br />(2) Joint Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/FTA document,
<br />"Interim Guidance for Implementing Key SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning,
<br />Environment, and Air Quality for Joint FHWA/FTA Authorities," dated
<br />September 2,' 2005, as amended by joint FHWA/FTA guidance, "SAFETEA-LU
<br />Deadline for New Planning Requirements (July 1, 2007)," dated May 2, 2006
<br />[clarifying Guidance on Implementation of SAFETEA-LU Planning Provisions],
<br />and subsequent Federal directives implementing SAFETEA-LU, except to the
<br />extent FTA determines otherwise in writing;
<br />(3) Joint FHWA/FTA regulations, "Planning Assistance and
<br />Standards," 23 C.F.R. Part 450 and 49 C.F.R. Part 613 to the extent that those
<br />regulations are consistent with the SAFETEA-LU amendments to public
<br />transportation planning and private enterprise laws, and subsequent
<br />amendments to those regulations that may be promulgated; and
<br />(4) FTA regulations, "Major Capital Investment Projects," 49 C.F.R.
<br />Part 611, to the extent that those regulations are consistent with the
<br />SAFETEA-LU amendments to the public transportation planning and private
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