Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. Statement of Non-Discrimination
Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is the recipient of Federal Financial Assistance from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and the rules of the U. S. Department of Agriculture which provided that prohibits discrimination in all its programs and ac- tivities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, re- ligion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any pub- lic assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communica- tion of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s non-dis- crimination compliance efforts is Heber Carpenter, General Manager. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organi- zation has subjected them to discrimination my file a written complaint with this organization; or the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20250-9410, or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (relay voice users). USDA is an equal opportu- nity provider and employer. Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discriminatory action, or by such later date to which theDirectoroftheOfficeofCivilRightsortheAdministratorofRUSex- tends the time for filing. Identity of complaints will be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to carry out the purpose of the rules and regulations of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Published: in the High Desert ADVOCATE June 6th 2013.