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ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TITLE VI PLAN 8 VII. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan Individuals with a limited ability to read, write, speak or understand English are considered limited English proficient, or “LEP.” The includes persons who have reported to the U.S. Census Bureau that they speak English less than very well, not well, or not at all. U.S. Census Bureau 2013 American Community Survey data indicate that an estimated 4.8 percent of persons five (5) years of age or older in North Carolina speak English less than “very well.” American Community Survey data for 2013 also indicate that, in Orange County, an estimated 6.1 percent of persons five (5) years of age or older speak English less than “very well.” In Orange County, an estimated 60.6 percent of LEP persons speak Spanish as their primary language, and an estimated 28.2 percent of LEP persons in Orange County speak Chinese, Korean or other Asian languages as their primary language. As a recipient of U.S. Department of Transportation funding, OPT is required to take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to its programs and activities for LEP persons. OPT’s language assistance plan includes the following elements: 1) The results of the Four Factor Analysis, including a description of the LEP population(s) served; 2) A description of how language assistance services are provided by language; 3) A description of how LEP persons are informed of the availability of language assistance service; 4) A description of how the language assistance plan is monitored and updated; and 5) A description of how employees are trained to provide language assistance to LEP persons. Four Factor Analysis 1) The number or proportion of LEP persons in the service area who may be served or are likely to encounter an OPT program, activity or service. The OPT service area, or the area containing populations served directly by OPT operations, includes the entire area of Orange County located outside the Chapel Hill Transit service area. For the purpose of the Four Factor Analysis, LEP census data for the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, which fall within the Chapel Hill Transit service area, are excluded from the count and proportion of LEP populations represented in the OPT service area. According to the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2013, an estimated 2,479 persons in the portion of Orange County outside the Towns of Chapel Hill and 48 ReturntoAgenda