U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTORY

FEDERAL AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Room 326, W
Washington, DC 20250

Lloyd Wright, Director
Tel: (202) 720-5212
Fax: (202) 205-2891
TDD: (202) 720-1127
Toll Free: None
Internet: http://www.usda.gov//da

OCR is the umbrella civil rights office of USDA. OCR has responsibility for the development, implementation, and coordination of all aspects of USDA's civil rights program. OCR is responsible both for enforcing Federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted and conducted programs and for internal equal employment opportunity programs within the Department. In addition, in 1993, OCR received enforcement responsibilities for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including investigating all complaints filed under the law.

Geographic area(s) served: United States and territories
Type(s) of publications: Directories and annual report

Regional office(s):

Washington Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 300 7th Street, SW Reporters Building, Room 802 Washington, DC 20024 Tel: (202) 720-5612 Fax: (202) 690-3579 or (202) 260-9396 TDD: (202) 401-1130 Geographic area(s) served: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia Atlanta Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Room 1099 S Atlanta, GA 30367 Tel: (404) 347-1908 Fax: (404) 347-1931 TDD: (404) 347-0149 Geographic area(s) served: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico Denver Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 755 Parfet Street, Suite 136 Lakewood, CO 80215 Tel: (303) 236-4141 Fax: (303) 236-4151 TDD: (303) 236-4152 Geographic area(s) served: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming Kansas City Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 8900 State Line Road, Suite 402 Leawood, Kansas 66206 Tel: (913) 385-0920 Fax: (913) 385-0932 TDD: (913) 385-0930 Geographic area(s) served: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin New Orleans Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 1380 Old Gentilly Road, Building 350 New Orleans , LA 70129 Tel: (504) 255-5680 Fax: (504) 255-5089 TDD: (504) 255-5086 Geographic area(s) served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas Sacramento Regional Service Center U.S. Department of Agriculture 1860 Howe Avenue, Suite 440 Sacramento, CA 95825 Tel: (916) 566-7140 Fax: (916) 566-7144 TDD: (916) 566-7130 Geographic area(s) served: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Guam