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through the External Complaint Program, recipients of EPA financial assistance comply with Federal non-discrimination requirements;
through the Employment Complaints Resolution Staff, all EPA employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, reprisal, sexual orientation, or parental status; and
through the Affirmative Employment and Diversity Staff , barriers to employment and advancement opportunities for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are eliminated.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment based on merit, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability.

EPA’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Office of the Administrator (AO) provides leadership, direction, and guidance in carrying out the Agency’s equal employment programs. OCR provides policy and technical assistance to EPA’s Headquarters offices, Regional offices, and laboratories located throughout the country in carrying out their responsibilities related to civil rights and in complying with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations.

On this Website you will find information on Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is also the place to find the latest information on the diversity of EPA's work force.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Civil Rights
Mail Code 1201A
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone: (202) 564-7272
Fax: (202) 501-1836

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