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Statement of Non-Discrimination
Ponderosa is the recipient of Federal financial
assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency
of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and is subject to the
provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of
1975, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities
Act-92, and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture which provide that no person in the
United States on the basis of race, religion, sex, color,
national origin, age, or disability, shall be excluded from
participation in, admissions or access to, denied the
benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination
under any of this organization’s programs or activities.
The person responsible for coordination of this
organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts
is Chris Thorns, Human Resources Manager. Any
individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that
this organization has subjected them to discrimination
may obtain further information about the statutes and
regulations listed above from and/or file a written
complaint with this organization; or to the Secretary,
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250; or
the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Washington,
DC 20250. Complaints must be filed after the alleged
discrimination. Confidentiality will be maintained to the
extent possible.
Customer Rights
California State Attorney General’s Office
Public Inquiry Unit:
Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-952-5225
TTY/TDD (English) . . . . . . . . . .711 or 1-800-735-2929
TTY/TDD (Spanish) . . . . . . . . .711 or 1-800-855-3000
Internet address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
https://oag.ca.govCalifornia Identity Theft Registry
The California Identity Theft Registry is available to
help victims of identity theft who are wrongly linked to
crimes. The registry provides a centralized place that
can be checked by police and other authorized persons
to confirm that you are not wanted by law enforcement
and that a mistaken criminal history was created in
your name.
Identity Theft Hotline: . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-888-880-0240
To Register:. . . . . . . . . . .
https://oag.ca.gov/idtheftThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC):
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20580
Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-382-4357
Internet address: . . . .
https://www.ftc.gov/contactNational Consumers League’s Fraud Center (NCL):
This is a private, non-profit organization that
operates a consumer hotline to provide services and
assistance in filing telemarketing complaints. NCL also
forwards appropriate complaints to the Federal Trade
Commission for entry into its telemarketing fraud
database.
Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-202-835-3323
Internet address: . . . . . . . . . . .
http://www.fraud.orgFederal Communications Commission (FCC):
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer Inquiries & Complaints Div.
445 12th St. SW
Washington, DC 20554
Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-225-5322
TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-835-5322
Internet address: . .
https://www.fcc.gov/contact-usConsumer Rights Information