[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12493-12494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5639]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191

[Docket No. 99-1]
RIN 3014-AA20


Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines 
for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) 
Accessibility Guidelines; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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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

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[email protected]. 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.
[FR Doc. 00-5639 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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