[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21739]



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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

[Docket No. 02-2]


Information Quality Guidelines

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft information quality guidelines 
and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) has placed draft information quality guidelines on its 
web site for public review and comment. The purpose of the draft 
information quality guidelines is to ensure the quality, objectivity, 
utility, and integrity of certain information disseminated by the 
Access Board to the public. The draft guidelines also provide an 
administrative mechanism for requests for correction of information 
publicly disseminated by the Access Board. Comments will be accepted on 
the draft guidelines and the Access Board will consider those comments 
prior to issuing final guidelines.

DATES: Comments on the draft guidelines must be received by September 
10, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of General Counsel, 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F 
Street NW, suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. E-mail comments 
should be sent to board.gov">stewart@access-board.gov. Comments sent by e-mail 
will be considered only if they contain the full name and address of 
the sender in the text. Comments will be available for inspection at 
the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on regular business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Stewart, Deputy General 
Counsel, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 
1331 F Street NW, suite 1000, Washington DC 20004-1111. Telephone 
number (202) 272-0042 (voice); (202) 272-0082 (TTY). Electronic mail 
address: board.gov">stewart@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 515 of the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554), 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued implementing 
guidelines entitled ``Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the 
Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information 
Disseminated by Federal Agencies.'' \1\ OMB's implementing guidelines 
directed each agency to post final information quality guidelines on 
their web site no later than October 1, 2002. The Access Board has made 
its draft information quality guidelines available on its web site for 
public comment and review at http://www.access-board.gov/infoquality.htm.
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    \1\ Published by OMB on September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49718), 
updated January 3, 2002 (67 FR 369), and corrected February 22, 2002 
(67 FR 8452).
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    The purpose of these information quality guidelines is to ensure 
and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information disseminated by the Access Board. The guidelines also 
establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek 
and obtain correction of information that does not comply with these 
guidelines. Pursuant to the implementing guidelines issued by OMB, the 
Access Board must report annually to the Director of OMB, beginning 
January 1, 2004, on the number and nature of complaints regarding the 
Access Board's compliance with the information quality guidelines and 
how such complaints were resolved.
    The Access Board will consider all comments received in response to 
this notice and will issue final information quality guidelines before 
October 1, 2002.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-21739 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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