[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28212]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; 
Certification of the State of Florida Accessibility Code Under the 
Americans With Disabilities Act

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice will hold informal hearings on the 
proposed certification that the Florida Americans with Disabilities 
Accessibility Implementation Act, Florida Statutes Secs. 553.501-
553.514, as implemented by the Florida Accessibility Code of Building 
Construction, meets or exceeds the new construction and alterations 
requirements of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 
in Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.

DATES: The hearing in Washington, D.C. is scheduled for Monday, 
December 22, 1997, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The hearing in Orlando, 
Florida is scheduled for Friday, December 19, 1997, at 2:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at:

Washington, D.C.: Disability Rights Section, 1425 New York Avenue, 
N.W., Suite 4039, Washington, D.C.
Orlando, Florida: City Commission Chambers, Orlando City Hall, 400 
South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66738, Washington, D.C. 
20035-6738. Telephone number (800) 514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 
(TDD).
    Copies of this notice are available in formats accessible to 
individuals with vision impairments and may be obtained by calling 
(800) 514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register, the Department of Justice (Department) is publishing a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing that it had preliminarily determined 
that the Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility 
Implementation Act, Florida Statutes Secs. 553.301-553.514, as 
implemented by the Florida Accessibility Code of Building Construction 
(together, the Florida law), meets or exceeds the new construction and 
alterations requirements of title III of the ADA. The Department also 
noted that it intended to issue final certification of the Florida law 
and requested written comments on the preliminary determination and the 
proposed final certification. Finally, the Department noted that it 
intended to hold informal hearings in Washington, D.C. and Orlando, 
Florida.
    The purpose of the informal hearings is to provide an opportunity 
for interested persons, including individuals with disabilities, to 
express their views with respect to the preliminary determination of 
equivalency of the Florida law. Interested parties who wish to testify 
at a hearing should contact Tito Mercado at (202) 307-0663 (Voice/TDD). 
This is not a toll-free number.
    The meeting sites will be accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Individuals who require sign language interpreters or 
other auxiliary aids should contact Tito Mercado at (202) 307-0663 
(Voice/TDD). This is not a toll-free number.

    Dated: October 16, 1997.
Isabelle Katz Pinzler,
Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 97-28212 Filed 10-21-97; 9:30 am]
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