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United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Electrification Administration
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
"Diller Telephone Company has filed
with the Federal Government a Compliance Assurance in which it assures
the Rural Electrification Administration that it will comply fully with
all requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Agriculture, issued there
under, to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the
ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected
to discrimination in the conduct of its program and the operation of its
facilities. Under this Assurance, this organization is committed not to
discriminate against any person on the ground of race, color or national
origin in its policies and practices relating to applications for
service or any other policies and practices relating to treatment of
beneficiaries and participants including rates, conditions and extension
of service, use of any of its facilities, attendance at and
participation in any meetings of beneficiaries and participants in the
conduct of the operations of this organization."
Any person who believes himself, or any
specific class of individuals, to be subjected by this organization to
discrimination prohibited by the Title VI of the Act and the Rules and
Regulations issued there under may, by himself or a representative, file
with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, or the Rural
Electrification Administration, Washington, D.C. 20250 or this
organization, or all, a written complaint. Such complaint must be filed
no later than 180 days after the alleged discrimination, or by such
later date to which the Secretary of Agriculture or the Rural
Electrification Administration extends the time for filing. Identity of
complainants will be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to
carry out the purposes of the Rules and Regulations. |
