Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Guidelines; Extension of Comment Period
Published in the Federal Register March 9, 2000
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: On November 16, 1999, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise and update its accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA). The comment period was scheduled to close on March 15, 2000. The Access Board is extending the comment period until May 15, 2000 to allow the public additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule.
DATES: Comments should be received by May 15, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Technical and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Fax number (202) 272-5447. E-mail comments should be sent to docket@access-board.gov. Comments sent by e-mail will be considered only if they include the full name and address of the sender in the text. Comments will be available for inspection at the above address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on regular business days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha Mazz (on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines) and Jim Pecht (on the ABA Accessibility Guidelines) Office of Technical and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone numbers (202) 272-5434 extension 121 or extension 128 (voice); (202) 272-5449 (TTY). E-mail address: TA@access-board.gov. These are not toll free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Copies and Electronic Access
Single copies of the proposed rule may be obtained at no cost by calling the Access Board's automated publications order line (202) 272-5434, by pressing 1 on the telephone keypad, then 1 again, and requesting publication S-36 (ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines Notice of Proposed Rulemaking). Persons using a TTY should call (202) 272-5449. Please record a name, address, telephone number and request publication S-36. The proposed rule is available in alternate formats upon request. Persons who want a copy in an alternate format should specify the type of format (cassette tape, Braille, large print, or Ascii text). The proposed rule is also available on the Access Board's Internet site in HTML, Ascii text and PDF formats (http://www.access-board.gov/ada-aba/guidenprm.htm).
Extension of Comment Period
On November 16, 1999, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise and update its accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA). 64 FR 62248 (November 16, 1999). The comment period was scheduled to close on March 15, 2000. The Access Board is extending the comment period until May 15, 2000 to allow the public additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.