The Office of Civil Rights enforces various Federal statues and regulations that:

     (1) prohibit discrimination in DOT financially assisted and conducted programs and activities;
     (2) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by certain public entities and in DOT conducted activities;
     (3) prohibit discrimination within DOT itself.

The primary external activities of this agency include: conduct equal opportunity compliance reviews of DOT grant recipients; investigate discrimination complaints filed against DOT grant recipients as well as certain complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability; and, provide equal opportunity compliance assistance and training to DOT grant recipients.