Idaho Bulletin 230-5-1

December 21, 2004

SUBJECT:  EOP - Civil Rights Posters and Nondiscrimination Statement

TO:  All Employees, NRCS, Idaho

Purpose.  Provide information on required civil rights posters, where to display them and how to obtain these posters.  In addition, this bulletin provides guidance on the use of the nondiscrimination statement.

Expiration Date.  September 30, 2005

The following Civil Rights posters are to be prominently displayed in all offices where there is an NRCS presence, as well as those Soil & Water Conservation District offices where there is no NRCS presence.  The posters are to be placed where they can be viewed by employees and customers.

“And Justice For All”       This poster is for Federally-conducted programs and may be downloaded from the following website:
AD-475A                       http://www.fns.usda.gov/cr/justice/475a.pdf 
(Revised 3-98)  

USDA Secretary’s           The Secretary’s statement should be prominently displayed in each NRCS office.  Please visit http://www.usda.gov/cr/SecretaryPolicy.pdf
Civil Rights Policy           to view or download this statement.

Statement                              

USDA “Sexual                 Revised Form AD-1085 provides valuable information about the prevention of sexual harassment and about reporting instances of             Harassment is Illegal”     sexual harassment.  This poster may be downloaded from the web: http://intra4.fsa.usda.gov/MT/MTi/Sexual%20harassment%20f.pdf
AD-1085                                                                    
(Revised 9-03)

The following poster is required to be displayed in NRCS offices where notices are customarily maintained for job applicants and employees (normally in state and area offices):

NRCS EEO – Equal          This poster may be downloaded from the web: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilrights/docs/eeoposter.pdf
Opportunity                           
Counseling Program
(January 2002)

Non-Discrimination Statement

The nondiscrimination statement set out below shall be included, in full, on all materials produced by USDA and its agencies for public information, public education, or public distribution.  The statement below specifically lists all the prohibited bases for discrimination contained in the USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement.  The statement shall be in English and in languages appropriate to the local population, and in alternative means of communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,  disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status.  (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)  Persons with disabilities who require       alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD).  USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

If the material is too small to permit the full statement to be included, the material or publication will, at minimum, include the statement “The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”  The print may be smaller than the text.

/s/
RICHARD SIMS
State Conservationist

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