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discrimination on the basis of religion in addition to race, color, national origin, and sex. Recipients may also <br />have related requirements regarding the development and implementation of equal employment opportunity <br />programs. <br />OCR provides technical assistance, training, and other resources to help recipients comply with civil rights <br />obligations. Further, OCR administratively enforces civil rights laws and nondiscrimination provisions by <br />investigating DOJ recipients that are the subject of discrimination complaints. In addition, OCR conducts <br />compliance reviews of DOJ recipients based on regulatory criteria. These investigations and compliance reviews <br />permit OCR to evaluate whether DOJ recipients are providing services to the public and engaging in employment <br />practices in a nondiscriminatory manner. <br />For more information about OCR, your civil rights and nondiscrimination responsibilities, how to notify your <br />employees or beneficiaries of their civil rights protections and responsibilities and how to file a complaint, as <br />well as technical assistance, training, and other resources, please visit www.ojp.gov/program/civil-rights-office/ <br />outreach. If you would like OCR to assist you in fulfilling your civil rights or nondiscrimination responsibilities, <br />please contact us at askOCR@ojp.usdoj.gov or www.ojp.gov/program/civil-rights-office/about#ocr-contacts . <br />Memorandum Regarding NEPA <br />NEPA Letter Type <br />OJP - Categorical Exclusion <br />NEPA Letter <br />None of the following activities will be conducted whether under the Office of Justice Programs federal action or a related third <br />party action: <br />(1) New construction <br />(2) Any renovation or remodeling of a property located in an environmentally or historically sensitive area, including property (a) <br />listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, or (b) located within a 100-year flood plain, a wetland, <br />or habitat for an endangered species <br />(3) A renovation that will change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change its size <br />(4) Research and technology whose anticipated and future application could be expected to have an effect on the environment <br />(5) Implementation of a program involving the use of chemicals (including the identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine <br />methamphetamine laboratories) <br />Additionally, the proposed action is neither a phase nor a segment of a project that when reviewed in its entirety would not meet <br />the criteria for a categorical exclusion. <br />Consequently, the subject federal action meets the Office of Justice Programs' criteria for a categorical exclusion as contained in <br />paragraph 4(b) of Appendix D to Part 61 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations. <br />Questions about this determination may be directed to your grant manager or Orbin Terry, Environmental Coordinator for the <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance. <br />NEPA Coordinator <br />First Name <br />Orbin Middle Name Last Name <br />Terry <br />Award Information <br />Page: 3 of 22 <br />EXHIBIT 1