partially compliant processes for inclusive public participation, complaint procedures, and language assistance. The Review team advised NDOT to keep subrecipents aware of their obligations under Title VI, to provide assistance to subrecipients in meeting those obligations, and to monitor subrecipients accordingly. At the end of the site visit, an Exit Conference was held with NDOT staff, the FTA Region IX Regional Civil Rights Officer (via telephone) and the contractor Review team. At the Exit Conference, initial findings and corrective actions were discussed with NDOT. VI. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Title VI Compliance Review focused on NDOT's compliance with the General Reporting Requirements and Guidelines and the Program-Specific Requirements and Guidelines for States and Other Administering Agencies. This section describes the requirements and findings at the time of the Compliance Review site visit. In summary, no deficiencies were identified in four of the twelve areas reviewed. Deficiencies were identified in the following eight Title VI requirement areas: Inclusive Public Participation Language Access to LEP Persons Title VI Complaint Procedures Notification to Beneficiaries of Protection Title VI Submit Title VI Program Statewide Planning Activities Providing Assistance to Subrecipients Monitoring Subrecipients Following the site visit, NDOT provided documentation to close out the following three deficiencies:
document detailed the processes by which NDOT provided the public with early and continuous opportunities to participate in statewide planning. In this document, NDOT provided general statements when describing who they involved in the planning process, to include all individuals or groups who are potentially affected by transportation decisions. NDOT further stated that “those persons traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems such as low income or minority households and the elderly are explicitly encouraged to participate in the public involvement process.” During the Review, NDOT did not provide any documentation of specific actions to encourage minority households to participate in the public involvement process. NDOT’s methods for including the general public in transportation planning included: Coordination through statewide committees State Transportation Board Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Committee Nevada Aviation Technical Advisory Committee Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board Advisory Committee for Transit NDOT Website NDOT Newsletters Public Information Office Planning Public Meetings and Hearings Planning Public Notices/Public Comment Public Events / Advertisements/ Surveys
VIII. ATTENDEES NAME ORGANIZATION/TITLE PHONE NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS GRANTEE – Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Norma Norman Civil Rights Officer 702-671-8857 Michelle Gardner Lilley Transit Manager 775-888-7312 Roc Stacey Contract Compliance Manager 775-888-7497 Patricia Giomi Transit Coordinator 775-888-7463 Kirkland Transportation Planner 775-888-7466 NDOT Subrecipients Ernie Maguire Operations Manager, Churchill Area Regional Transportation (C.A.R.T) 775-428-2988 Lorren Sammaripa Tribal Chairman, Walker River Paiute Tribe 775-773-2306 x302 Federal Transit Administration – FTA Derrin Jourdan (via telephone) Regional Civil Rights Officer, FTA Region IX 415-744-2729 REVIEW TEAM – The DMP Group, LLC John Potts Lead Reviewer 504-283-7661 Donald Lucas Reviewer 202-726-2630 Khalique Reviewer 412-952-9007