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DocuSign Envelope ID:3FDDF183-DEOC-45F5-AE17-OB9CF99E613F <br /> 1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000d provides that: "No person in the United States shall, <br /> on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits <br /> of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." <br /> The broader application of nondiscrimination law is found in other statutes, executive orders, and <br /> regulations, which provide additional protections based on age, sex, creed (religion), and disability, <br /> including the 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act, which extended nondiscrimination coverage to all <br /> programs and activities of federal-aid recipients, subrecipients, and contractors, including those that are <br /> not federally-funded (see Appendix A—Applicable Nondiscrimination Authorities). <br /> Orange County Public Transportation is a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA)funds from the <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Orange County Public Transportation establishes <br /> this Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan for the purpose of complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of <br /> 1964, as required by FTA Circular 4702.1 B, and related requirements outlined within the FTA <br /> Certifications &Assurances, "Nondiscrimination Assurance."This document details the nondiscrimination <br /> program, policies, and practices administered by Orange County Public Transportation, and will be <br /> updated periodically to incorporate changes and additional responsibilities as they are made. This Plan <br /> will be submitted to NCDOT or FTA, upon request. <br /> 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES <br /> 2.1 PROGRAM(S)AND SERVICES ADMINISTERED <br /> Orange County Public Transportation provides public transportation options to its customers within county <br /> limits of Orange County, North Carolina. Orange County Public Transportation provides both demand <br /> response service and fixed route service. Our demand response service includes transportation provided <br /> by Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP), Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (Medicaid), and <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act. Our fixed route service is comprised of four buses. The Hillsborough <br /> Circulator which circulates the town of Hillsborough from 8am —5pm Monday through Friday which is fare <br /> free. Then there is the Orange- Chapel Hill Connector which has two buses one that starts in Cedar <br /> Grove, NC and the other that starts in Chapel Hill, NC, fare for this route is two dollars one-way or four <br /> dollars round trip. The Orange—Chapel Hill Connector is in service from 9:45am -3:50pm Monday through <br /> Friday. Lastly there is the Orange — Alamance Connector this routes services the Town of Hillsborough <br /> and City of Mebane from 10:00am — 3:00pm Monday through Friday, fare for this route is two dollars one <br /> way or four dollars round trip. Following the Orange County Holiday Schedule, Orange County Public <br /> Transportation's Administrative Office and Fixed Route Services are closed the following days in 2020: <br /> • New Year's Day:January 1,2020 <br /> • Martin Luther King.Jr's Birthday:January 20,2020 <br /> • Good Friday:April 10,2020 <br /> • Memorial Day: May 25,2020 <br /> • Independence Day:July 3,2020 <br /> • Labor Day: September 7, 2020 <br /> • Thanksgiving: November 26-27,2020 <br /> • Christmas: December 24,25,28,2020 <br /> 6 <br />