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collection pertains specifically to 49 

CFR 199.227(b)(4), that requires 

operators to maintain records of 

decisions not to administer postaccident employee alcohol tests for a 

minimum of three years. Operators must 

make those records available to PHMSA 

upon request. 

Affected Public: Operators of PHMSAregulated pipelines. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Total Annual Responses: 609. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,218. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

3. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0048. 

Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024. 

Type of Request: Renewal with no 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal 

Pipeline Safety Regulations, liquefied 

natural gas facility operators are 

required to maintain records, make 

reports, and provide information 

regarding their liquefied natural gas 

facilities to PHMSA upon request. 

Affected Public: Operators of liquefied 

natural gas facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 

40,400. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

12,120. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

4. Title: Customer-Owned Service 

Lines. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0594. 

Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024. 

Type of Request: Renewal with no 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to 49 CFR 192.16, 

operators of gas service lines who do not 

maintain their customers’ buried piping 

between service lines and building 

walls or gas utilization equipment are 

required to send written notices to their 

customers prescribing the proper 

maintenance of these gas lines and of 

the potential hazards of not properly 

maintaining these gas lines. Operators 

also must maintain records that include 

a copy of the notice currently in use and 

evidence that notices were sent to 

customers within the previous three 

years. The purpose of the collection is 

to provide PHMSA with adequate 

information about how customer-owned 

service lines are being maintained to 

prevent the potential hazards associated 

with not maintaining the lines. 

Examples of sufficient notification 

include a prepared notification with the 

customer’s bill. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 

550,000. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

9,167. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

5. Title: Periodic Underwater 

Inspection and Notification of 

Abandoned Underwater Pipelines. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0618. 

Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024. 

Type of Request: Renewal with no 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety 

Regulations at 49 CFR 192.612 and 49 

CFR 195.413 require operators of 

pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and its 

inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 

meters) deep to conduct periodic 

underwater inspections to determine 

whether the pipelines are exposed 

underwater pipelines or pose a hazard 

to navigation. If an operator discovers 

that its underwater pipeline is exposed 

or poses a hazard to navigation, among 

other remedial actions, the operator 

must contact the National Response 

Center by telephone within 24 hours of 

discovery and report the location of the 

exposed pipeline or hazardous pipeline. 

PHMSA’s regulations for reporting the 

abandonment of underwater pipelines 

can be found at 49 CFR 192.727 and 49 

CFR 195.59. These provisions contain 

certain requirements for disconnecting 

and purging abandoned pipelines and 

require operators to notify PHMSA of 

each abandoned offshore pipeline 

facility and each abandoned onshore 

pipeline facility that crosses over, 

under, or through a commercially 

navigable waterway. 

Affected Public: Operators of pipeline 

facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 92. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

1,372. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion 

6. Title: Recordkeeping for 

Underground Natural Gas Storage 

Facilities. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0634. 

Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024. 

Type of Request: Renewal with no 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety 

Regulations at 49 CFR 192.12 require 

operators of underground natural gas 

storage facilities to maintain 

documentation and provide information 

to PHMSA upon request. Examples of 

the required records include operations 

and maintenance procedures, results of 

required tests, records of inspections 

and repairs, and notifications to the 

public. 

Affected Public: Operators of 

underground natural gas storage 

facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 136. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 220. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the renewal and 

revision of these collections of 

information for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

John A. Gale, 

Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0166] 

Transportation Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities: ADA Standards for 

Transportation Facilities 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Request for information on 

accessibility improvements for 

transportation facilities. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT, or Department) is 

considering whether to amend the 

accessibility requirements for 

transportation facilities under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

(ADA) currently contained in Appendix 

A to DOT’s regulations governing 

transportation services for individuals 

with disabilities. The Department may 

consider whether to improve access 

beyond the minimum standards 

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1The Access Board published a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on 

November 16, 1999, and issued the Final Rule on 

July 23, 2004. The Department of Justice adopted 

the standards on September 15, 2010. 

2The standards adopted by the Department on 

September 6, 1991, were in effect until 2006. 

and Appendix A. The Department seeks 

suggestions from all transportation 

stakeholders—including transportation 

agencies, transportation riders 

(particularly those with disabilities), 

community members, advocacy groups, 

planning officials, States, cities, 

researchers and technology companies, 

and the private sector—on 

enhancements that the Department 

could consider with regard to the ADA 

standards for transportation buildings 

and facilities. The Department 

specifically seeks feedback on areas 

including, but not limited to vertical 

access, communications, and 

wayfinding. The Department also 

invites comment on any other aspects of 

the current accessibility requirements 

for transportation facilities under the 

ADA contained in DOT’s regulations 

governing transportation services for 

individuals with disabilities. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before January 5, 2024. DOT will 

consider comments filed after this date 

to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by docket number DOT–OST– 

2023–0166 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and docket 

number DOT–OST–2023–0166. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time and search for docket number 

DOT–OST–2023–0166. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, Holly Ceasar-Fox, 

DOT Office of General Counsel, (202) 

366–7420 or holly.ceasarfox@dot.gov. 

For program questions related to transit, 

John Day, FTA Office of Civil Rights, 

(202) 366–1671 or john.day@dot.gov. 

For legal questions related to transit, 

Bonnie Graves, FTA Office of Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–0944 or 

bonnie.graves@dot.gov. For questions 

related to intercity or high-speed rail, 

Alana Kuhn, FRA Office of Chief 

Counsel, (202) 493–0842 or 

alana.kuhn@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

42 U.S.C. 12204 requires the 

Architectural and Transportation 

Barriers Compliance Board (Access 

Board) to issue minimum guidelines for 

accessibility under Titles II & III of the 

ADA. The ADA statute at 42 U.S.C. 

12149 requires the Secretary of 

Transportation to develop and 

implement regulations for certain public 

transportation facilities, vehicles, and 

services consistent with the Access 

Board’s guidelines. The Secretary may 

issue regulations that result in greater 

accessibility than the minimum 

guidelines established by the Access 

Board. 

The current guidelines were 

developed nearly a quarter century ago 

and adopted as regulatory standards by 

the Department in 2006.1 The 

Department’s experience administering 

these minimum standards for the past 

two decades suggests that they have 

resulted in greater accessibility than the 

standards 2 that preceded them, but in 

many cases extra efforts may still be 

required on the part of people with 

disabilities to enter and use a facility. 

For example, accessible entrances may 

be located in isolated locations away 

from entrances used by members of the 

general public who do not require an 

accessible entrance, and persons with 

sensory disabilities may need to rely on 

information on a message board at 

station entrances while other members 

of the general public are informed via 

public address systems. In other cases, 

persons unable to navigate staircases 

may be faced with lengthy ramps to 

cross from one rail platform to another. 

Such continuing barriers may mean that 

many wheelchair users and persons 

with sensory, cognitive, or processing 

disabilities remain dependent on 

paratransit or private transportation 

rather than being able to use integrated 

fixed route service. 

There have also been many 

developments such as advances in 

technology since the standards were last 

updated, and the Department is 

considering both physical access to and 

usability of facilities by persons with 

sensory, cognitive, and other 

disabilities. The Department strives to 

provide for equitable access to persons 

with disabilities similar to that available 

to people without disabilities, including 

the usability of the facility, so that 

persons with disabilities are able to 

access and navigate public transit with 

the same ease, reliability, and 

independence as any other user. 

Complaints filed by the public, 

feedback from the disability community, 

observations of and information 

gathered by Departmental employees 

(with and without disabilities), media 

articles, and the results of the 

Department’s oversight activities have 

led the Department to solicit feedback 

on the current standards. For some 

disabilities, such as those affecting 

hearing, vision, or cognitive function, 

the Department is aware of 

technological advancements (for 

example, induction loops and mobile 

device applications), that would help 

persons with those disabilities navigate 

the transportation system with ease and 

independence. The Department is 

interested in learning more about these 

technologies. For other disabilities, such 

as those affecting mobility, the 

Department seeks feedback regarding, 

for example, minimum standards that 

rely on a single point of access that 

creates a situation where a single point 

of failure renders an entire facility 

inaccessible and unusable by persons 

with disabilities, while access to 

nondisabled persons is unaffected. The 

Department is interested in learning 

how transportation facilities can be 

designed and constructed such that 

accessibility features are resilient and 

always available. The Department also 

seeks input to assist it in understanding 

the magnitude of potential access issues 

that may exist in transportation facilities 

and therefore requests any available 

information and comments stakeholders 

may have on the number of all endusers, not limited to users with 

disabilities, who would benefit from 

specific standards in 49 CFR part 37 that 

may be improved or implemented. 

In addition to learning about specific 

standards in 49 CFR part 37 that may be 

improved or implemented, the 

Department is interested in the end-user 

experience generally. These include 

experiences in transportation facilities 

related to vertical access, 

communication, wayfinding, or any 

other aspects of transportation facilities 

that represent barriers for people with 

disabilities. The Department will 

consider the extent to which the 


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3The Department recognizes that many elevator 

manufacturers require that only their employees 

work on the elevator, and that there are examples 

of arrangements where the third-party repair person 

is available 7 days a week, 24 hours per day, but 

the Department is also aware of arrangements where 

same-day, after hours, weekend, or holiday service 

is not guaranteed (or is charged at a premium). 

Department has authority under the 

ADA to remove such barriers. 

Through this request for information 

(RFI), the Department seeks input as it 

considers whether to revise the existing 

DOT ADA requirements for 

transportation buildings and facilities 

including public transportation and 

intercity rail transportation (including 

Amtrak). The Department poses seven 

questions below and looks forward to 

feedback from all interested parties. 

Vertical Access 

1. It has become increasingly apparent 

that elevator maintenance and reliability 

are a critical component of ensuring the 

accessibility of a multi-level 

transportation facility such as subway 

and rail stations. While the existing 

DOT ADA regulations require 

accessibility features to be maintained 

in working order, repairs can be 

complex and many entities do not have 

employees with the skillset necessary to 

repair an elevator or the necessary 

components readily available, which 

can add a level of difficulty to the repair 

process.3 Thus, unreliable elevators 

create operational and administrative 

burdens for entities covered by DOT’s 

ADA regulations and can render 

transportation facilities inaccessible for 

users for extended durations. The 

Department is interested in learning 

about standards that would ensure 

elevator reliability in transportation 

facilities. 

2. Elevators that are frequently out of 

service significantly impact the ability 

of persons who cannot negotiate stairs 

to use such transportation services. As 

a result, the Department understands 

that many agencies involved in the 

construction or alteration of stations 

initially plan for two or more elevators 

per bank instead of just one, so that the 

station is not rendered inaccessible 

when one elevator requires maintenance 

or repair. Despite planners’ intentions, 

budgetary considerations often result in 

the minimum legally required (not just 

for accessibility), which means only a 

single elevator is provided. The 

Department seeks public input on the 

impacts of the installation, for future 

construction and alterations, of at least 

two elevators in transportation facilities, 

or a combination of ramps and 

elevators, where currently one elevator 

is required. 

3. Many commuter and intercity rail 

stations rely on long switch-back ramps 

to provide an accessible route between 

platforms on either side of the tracks, or 

to multiple platforms within a station. 

These ramps, which can be hundreds of 

feet long, often present a barrier to 

persons who cannot negotiate steps, but 

also cannot travel the distances required 

to traverse the ramp. However, the 

simplicity of a non-mechanical ramp 

means that maintenance costs are 

relatively low and repairs are few and 

far between, unlike more complex 

elevators. The Department is seeking 

comment on the use of elevators in lieu 

of ramps in transportation facilities, or 

a single elevator in addition to the ramp, 

if the vertical distance or ramp length 

exceeds a certain threshold, including 

information on an appropriate 

threshold. 

Communications 

4. The Department of Justice’s current 

ADA standards for buildings and 

facilities contain provisions requiring 

assistive listening systems in assembly 

areas. See 28 CFR 35.151(c)(3); 36 CFR 

pt. 1191, app. B at 344. The Department 

seeks comment on the feasibility of 

extending such requirements to 

transportation facilities such as rail 

stations to enable real-time 

announcements for persons who are 

deaf or hard of hearing or because of 

their disability rely on text-based 

communications to access information. 

Current requirements for transportation 

facilities stipulate only that the same 

information provided audibly must be 

provided visually. This often takes the 

form of messages written on a dry-erase 

board in the station entrance by 

personnel or information relayed 

directly to the passenger by personnel, 

which prevents the transmission of realtime announcements that often relate to 

service changes or safety/security 

matters, forces passengers who are deaf 

or hard of hearing to identify 

themselves, is not reliable at larger 

stations with multiple entrances, and is 

not possible at unstaffed stations. The 

Department is aware that induction loop 

technology is in use in some stations, 

enabling those with a T-coil in their 

hearing aids to receive messages 

directly, but seeks comment on how 

widespread this technology is used 

among deaf and hard of hearing persons. 

The Department also seeks comment on 

other technologies that may provide the 

same benefit to the same or a larger 

audience at transportation facilities, 

such as real-time text-messaging. 

5. The Department also seeks 

comment on other means by which the 

content of audible announcements of 

the type typically relayed by public 

address systems at transportation 

facilities can be provided in real-time in 

a visual format, such as changeable 

electronic message boards, as well as 

information pertaining to the number 

and placement of necessary displays 

throughout a station environment, 

including spacing, scale, and frequency. 

6. In addition, the Department seeks 

comment on technologies that can 

provide an audible component to 

information currently displayed in 

visual format at transportation facilities. 

For example, many transit systems and 

intercity stations use changeable 

electronic message displays to 

communicate information about the 

next train scheduled to arrive at a 

station, such as the line, number of cars, 

and estimated time of arrival. Most such 

systems lack an audible component to 

make this information accessible to 

individuals who are blind or have low 

vision. What commercially available 

technologies might be appropriate for 

deployment in a transit, Amtrak, or 

commuter rail station environment to 

convey information provided visually in 

an audible format? How should such 

information be broadcast? Would an 

interface with a smart device be 

appropriate or sufficient, or should an 

audible component be provided directly 

on the station’s display device? 

Wayfinding 

7. The Department seeks comment on 

technologies to enable effective 

wayfinding within the transit station, 

intercity and commuter rail station 

environments for persons who are blind 

or have low vision, and to accommodate 

neurodiversity (e.g., autism, intellectual 

disability, etc.). The Department is 

aware of technologies capable of realtime transcription of speech and those 

involving the use of Bluetooth beacons 

that interface with smart devices and 

seeks comment on the usability of such 

systems from the end-user perspective. 

The Department is also interested in 

alternative technologies that may be 

available, potentially without the use of 

handheld devices, and the acceptance of 

technologies that do rely on such 

devices within the general community 

of persons who are blind, have lowvision, and/or are neurodiverse. 

General 

In addition, the Department invites 

comment on all other areas of the 

current DOT ADA standards, found in 

Appendix A to 49 CFR part 37, which 

govern rail stations and stops of all 

types, bus stops and transfer stations, 

landside facilities, office buildings 

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conference facilities of the type often 

employed for board meetings and public 

hearings, businesses housed in transit 

facilities, and individual elements such 

as track crossings, ramps, parking lots 

and structures, fare vending machines 

and collection equipment, and 

accessible paths of travel. If the public 

has information on how these standards 

do or do not currently support equitable 

access, please submit comments to the 

docket for this rulemaking activity. 

All interested parties are encouraged 

to respond to this RFI. Submissions are 

strictly voluntary. Individuals or entities 

responding to this RFI should state their 

role as well as knowledge of and 

experience with the ADA in a 

transportation environment. DOT may 

request additional clarifying 

information from any or all respondents. 

If a respondent does not wish to be 

contacted by DOT for additional 

information, a statement to that effect 

should be included in the response. All 

information submitted should be 

unclassified and should not contain 

proprietary information, as it will be 

posted to www.regulations.gov without 

changes. 

DOT is not obligated to officially 

respond to the information received, but 

the responses will assist DOT in its 

consideration of whether to revise the 

ADA standards for transportation 

buildings and facilities. 

Comments may be submitted and 

viewed at Docket No. DOT–OST–2023– 

0166 at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Signed pursuant to authority delegated at 

49 CFR 1.27(a) on October 31, 2023. 

Subash S. Iyer, 

Acting General Counsel, Department of 

Transportation. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0161] 

Notice of Rights and Protections 

Available Under the Federal 

Antidiscrimination and Whistleblower 

Protection Laws 

AGENCY: Department of 

Transportation—Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: No FEAR Act notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice implements Title 

II of the Notification and Federal 

Employee Antidiscrimination and 

Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act of 

2002). In doing so, the Department of 

Transportation notifies all employees, 

former employees, and applicants for 

Federal employment of the rights and 

protections available to them under the 

Federal Anti-discrimination and 

Whistleblower Protection Laws. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yvette Rivera, Associate Director, Equity 

and Access Division (S–32), 

Departmental Office of Civil Rights, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W78–306, 

Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–5131 

or by email at Yvette.Rivera@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may retrieve this document 

online through the Federal Document 

Management System at http://

www.regulations.gov. Electronic 

retrieval instructions are available under 

the help section of the website. 

No FEAR Act Notice 

On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted 

the ‘‘Notification and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 

of 2002,’’ now recognized as the No 

FEAR Act (Pub. L. 107–174). The No 

FEAR Act was amended on January 1, 

2021, by the ‘‘Elijah E. Cummings 

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 

Act of 2020,’’ now recognized as the 

Cummings Act. One purpose of the No 

FEAR Act, which was strengthened by 

the Cummings Act, is to ‘‘require that 

Federal agencies be accountable for 

violations of antidiscrimination and 

whistleblower protection laws.’’ (Pub. L. 

107–174, Summary). In support of this 

purpose, Congress found that ‘‘agencies 

cannot be run effectively if those 

agencies practice or tolerate 

discrimination.’’ (Pub. L. 107–174, Title 

I, General Provisions, section 101(1)). 

The No FEAR Act also requires the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) to 

issue this Notice to all DOT employees, 

former DOT employees, and applicants 

for DOT employment. This Notice 

informs such individuals of the rights 

and protections available under Federal 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower 

protection laws. 

Antidiscrimination Laws 

A Federal agency cannot discriminate 

against an employee or applicant with 

respect to the terms, conditions, or 

privileges of employment because of 

race, color, religion, sex, gender 

identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, 

national origin, age, disability, marital 

status, genetic information, political 

affiliation, or in retaliation for a 

protected activity. One or more of the 

following statutes prohibit 

discrimination on these bases: 5 U.S.C. 

2302(b)(1), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29 U.S.C. 

633a, 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 791, 42 

U.S.C. 2000e–16, 2000ff, 2000gg. 

If you believe you have experienced 

unlawful discrimination on the bases of 

race, color, religion, sex, gender 

identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, 

national origin, age, retaliation, genetic 

information, and/or disability and wish 

to pursue a legal remedy, you must 

contact a DOT Equal Employment 

Opportunity (EEO) counselor within 45 

calendar days of the alleged 

discriminatory action, or in the case of 

a personnel action, within 45 calendar 

days of the effective date of the action. 

A directory of DOT EEO counselors is 

available on the DOT Departmental 

Office of Civil Rights website at http:// 

www.transportation.gov/civil-rights; you 

can also contact the Departmental Office 

of Civil Rights by phone at 202–366– 

4648 for more information. Once you 

contact the EEO counselor, you will be 

offered the opportunity to resolve the 

matter through the informal complaint 

process; if you are unable to resolve the 

matter through the informal complaint 

process, you can file a formal complaint 

of discrimination with DOT (see, e.g., 29 

CFR part 1614). Parties who complete 

the informal complaint process are 

provided with an electronic Individual 

Complaint of Employment 

Discrimination Form. The form can be 

submitted electronically at https://

secure.dot.gov/form/eeoc or by email at 

Patricia.Fields@dot.gov. You may also 

contact the EEO Complaints and 

Investigations Division, Departmental 

Office of Civil Rights by phone at 202– 

366–9370 or by email at DOCR_CMB@

dot.gov if you need additional 

assistance. 

If you believe you experienced 

unlawful discrimination based on age, 

you must either contact an EEO 

counselor as noted above or file a civil 

action in a United States District Court 

under the Age Discrimination in 

Employment Act against the head of the 

alleged discriminating agency. If you 

choose to file a civil action, you must 

give notice of intent to sue to the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC) within 180 days of the alleged 

discriminatory action, and not less than 

30 days before filing a civil action. You 

may file such notice in writing with the 

EEOC via mail at P.O. Box 77960, 

Washington, DC 20013, the EEOC Public 

Portal at https://www.eeoc.gov/ 

employees/charge.cfm, hand delivery at 

131 M St. NE, Washington, DC 20507, 

or Fax at 202–663–7022. 

If you are alleging unlawful 

discrimination based on marital status 

or political affiliation, you may file a 

written discrimination complaint with 

the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) 


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