DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUES RULE: RESCINDING PORTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TITLE VI REGULATIONS TO CONFORM MORE CLOSELY WITH THE STATUTORY TEXT AND TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER 14281

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Department Of Commerce has issued a rule called: Rescinding Portions of Department of Commerce Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 16 by Paul Dabbar, Deputy Secretary of Commerce.

Summary: By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Department) amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate provisions concerning disparate-impact liability and affirmative action. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest...