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I. INTRODUCTION <br /> Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000d provides that: "No person in the United States shall, on the <br /> ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be <br /> subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." The broader <br /> application of nondiscrimination law is found in other statutes, executive orders, and regulations, which <br /> provide additional protections based on age, sex, creed (religion), and disability, including the 1987 Civil Rights <br /> Restoration Act, which extended nondiscrimination coverage to all programs and activities of federal-aid <br /> recipients, subrecipients, and contractors, including those that are not federally-funded (see Appendix A — <br /> Applicable Nondiscrimination Authorities). <br /> Orange County Transportation Service is a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds from the <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Orange County Transportation Service establishes this <br /> Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan for the purpose of complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as <br /> required by FTA Circular 4702.113, and related requirements outlined within the FTA Certifications & <br /> Assurances, "Nondiscrimination Assurance." This document details the nondiscrimination program, policies, <br /> and practices administered by Orange County Transportation Service, and will be updated periodically to <br /> incorporate changes and additional responsibilities as they are made. This Plan will be submitted to NCDOT or <br /> FTA, upon request. <br /> II. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES <br /> A. Program(s) and Services Administered <br /> Orange County Transportation Service provides public transportation options to its customers within county <br /> limits of Orange County, North Carolina. Orange County Transportation Service provides both demand <br /> response service and fixed route service. Our demand response service includes transportation provided by <br /> 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 Circulator <br /> which circulates the town of Hillsborough from Sam — 5pm Monday through Friday which is fare free. Then <br /> there is the Orange- Chapel Hill Connector which has two buses one that starts in Cedar Grove, NC and the <br /> other that starts in Chapel Hill, NC, fare for this route is two dollars one-way or four dollars round trip. The <br /> Orange —Chapel Hill Connector is in service from 9:45am -3:50pm Monday through Friday. Lastly there is the <br /> Orange — Alamance Connector this routes services the Town of Hillsborough and City of Mebane from <br /> 10:00am —3:00pm Monday through Friday, fare for this route is two dollars one way or four dollars round trip. <br /> Following the Orange County Holiday Schedule, Orange County Transportation Service's Administrative Office <br /> and Fixed Route Services are closed the following days in 2020: <br /> New Year's Day:January 1, 2020 Martin Luther King.Jr's Birthday:January 20, 2020 <br /> Good Friday:April 10, 2020 Memorial Day: May 25, 2020 <br /> Independence Day:July 3,2020 Labor Day:September 7, 2020 <br /> Thanksgiving: November 26-27,2020 Christmas: December 24, 25, 28, 2020 <br /> Orange County Transportation Service Staff is comprised of: <br />