[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1015]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Civil Rights Division

28 CFR Parts 35 and 36

[CRT Docket No. 2004-DRS01]
RIN 1190-AA46 and 1190-AA44


Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local 
Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by 
Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities

AGENCY: Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2004, the Department of Justice published an 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register, 
69 FR 58768, in order to begin the process of adopting Parts I and III 
of the revised guidelines implementing the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA), 
published by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board (Access Board) on July 23, 2004, at 69 FR 44083. The comment 
period is scheduled to close on January 28, 2005. The Department of 
Justice is extending the comment period until May 31, 2005, in order to 
provide additional time for the public to prepare comments.

DATES: All comments must be received by May 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments and other data to http://www.adaanprm.org or http://www.regulations.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION--Electronic Submission of Comments and Electronic Access 
for file formats and other information about electronic filing. Address 
all written comments concerning the ANPRM to P.O. Box 1032, Merrifield, 
VA 22116-1032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Beckman or Kate Nicholson, 
Attorneys, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, at (202) 307-0663 (voice or TTY). This is not a 
toll-free number. Information may also be obtained from the 
Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) 
or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
    You may obtain copies of this notice in large print, audiotape, or 
computer disk by calling the ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 
(voice and (800) 514-0383 (TTY). This notice is also available in an 
accessible format on the ADA Home Page at http://www.ada.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Extension of Comment Period

    The Department of Justice published an ANPRM in the Federal 
Register, 69 FR 58768, on September 30, 2004, in order to begin the 
process of adopting Parts I and III of the revised guidelines 
implementing the ADA and the ABA, which were published by the Access 
Board on July 23, 2004, at 69 FR 44083. Following publication of the 
ANPRM, the Department received requests from a variety of interested 
parties to extend the deadline for public comment, citing the 
complexity of the data requests, the need to distribute surveys, the 
overlap of the comment period with the holiday season, and the need for 
additional time in order to provide an informed response to the 
Department's questions. The Department has decided to extend the 
comment period until May 31, 2005. The Department believes this 
extension is ample for an ``advance'' notice of proposed rulemaking, 
which is merely a prepatory stage in rulemaking process. Interested 
parties will receive another opportunity to comment when the Department 
issues a formal notice of proposed rulemaking. The revised guidelines, 
which are the subject of the ANPRM, will have no legal effect on the 
public until they are adopted by the Department of Justice in the final 
stage of the rulemaking process.
    Comments on the ANPRM may be provided by May 31, 2005 online at 
http://www.adaanprm.org, or by mail, at P.O. Box 1032, Merrifield, VA 
22116-1032.

R. Alexander Acosta,
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division.
[FR Doc. 05-1015 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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