Location: Detroit, MI
Date of Final Report: September, 2011
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) Transmittal Letter
Januarry 6, 2012
Mr. John Hertel
General Manager
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
535 Griswold Street, Suite 600
Detriot, MI 48226
RE: EEO Compliance Review Final Report
Dear Mr. Hertel:
Thank you for your response to the Federal Transit Administration's (PTA) letter and preliminary report of findings of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Compliance Review of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), conducted from May 17-19,2011. Enclosed is the final report that incorporates SMART's submissions following the site visit.
We appreciate the actions taken by SMART to-date and we are confident that SMART will take steps to correct the deficiencies in the areas of Designation of Personnel Responsibility, Assessment of Employment Practices, and Monitoring and Reporting Systems.
All corrective actions must be closed within 120 days of the date of this letter. To assure that FT A has the opportunity to review and comment on the corrective actions, please submit responses no later than April 4, 2012. Once we have reviewed your submissions, we will either request clarification or additional corrective action, or will close out the finding if your response sufficiently addresses the PTA EEO Circular's requirements. Please submit your responses to Ms. Anita Heard at the address shown below.
Ms. Anita Heard
Equal Opportunity Specialist
FTA Office of Civil Rights
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
We appreciate the cooperation and assistance that you and your staff have provided us during this review. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact Ms. Anita Heard, Office of Civil Rights at (202) 493-0318 or at her email address, Anita. Heard @dot.gov.
Sincerely,
Linda Ford
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights
Cc: Ms. Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region V
Mr. Donald (Erick) Allen, Regional Civil Rights Officer, Region V
Ms. Anita Heard, Equal Opportunity Specialist, Office of Civil Rights
Ms. Maxine Marshall, Lead Reviewer/EEO, DMP Group
Mr. John Swatosh, Deputy General Manager of Administration, SMART 2