[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 26 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5942-5943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2066]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 102-76

[FMR Amendment 2005-03; FMR Case 2005-102-8; Docket 2007-0001, Sequence 
2]
RIN 3090-AI17


Federal Management Regulation; Real Property Policies Update; 
Technical Amendment

AGENCY:  Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  This document amends the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) 
to correct an omission from the

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amended final rule that was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 
52498, September 6, 2006. The original final rule, which was published 
initially in the Federal Register at 70 FR 67786, November 8, 2005, 
broadly applied GSA's accessibility standards to the design, 
construction and alteration of buildings subject to the Architectural 
Barriers Act (other than residential structures subject to the 
Architectural Barriers Act and facilities of the Department of Defense 
and the Postal Service), as provided by statute. When the 
implementation dates for the accessibility standards were amended on 
September 6, 2006, the amendment inadvertently deleted reference to 
facilities other than those that were Federally-owned or leased. 
Accordingly, this final rule corrects this oversight. Except as 
expressly modified by this final rule, all other terms and conditions 
of the Architectural Barriers Act standards remain in full force and 
effect.

DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  The Regulatory Secretariat, Room 
4035, GSA Building, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, (202) 
501-4755, for information pertaining to status or publication 
schedules. For clarification of content, contact Mr. Stanley C. 
Langfeld, Director, Regulations Management Division, General Services 
Administration, at (202) 501-1737, or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Please cite FMR Case 2005-102-8, Amendment 
2005-03, Technical Amendment.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102-76

    Federal buildings and facilities.

    Dated: January 25, 2007
Lurita Doan,
Administrator of General Services.

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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR chapter 
102 as set forth below:

PART 102-76--DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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1. The authority citation for 41 CFR part 102-76 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121(c) (in furtherance of the 
Administrator's authorities under 40 U.S.C. 3301-3315 and elsewhere 
as included under 40 U.S.C. 581 and 583); 42 U.S.C. 4152; E.O. 
12411, 48 FR 13391, 3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p. 155; E.O. 12512, 50 FR 
18453, 3 CFR, 1985 Comp., p. 340.
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2. Amend section 102-76.5 by adding a sentence to the end of the 
section to read as follows:


Sec.  102-76.5  What is the scope of this part?

    * * * The accessibility standards in Subpart C of this part apply 
to Federal agencies and other entities whose facilities are subject to 
the Architectural Barriers Act.
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3. Amend section 102-76.65 by revising the second sentence in the 
introductory text of paragraph (a) and paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  102-76.65  What standards must facilities subject to the 
Architectural Barrier Act meet?

    (a) * * * Facilities subject to the Architectural Barriers Act 
(other than facilities described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section) must comply with ABAAS as set forth below:
    (1) For construction or alteration of facilities subject to the 
Architectural Barriers Act (other than Federal lease-construction and 
other lease actions described in paragraphs (a)(2) and (3), 
respectively, of this section), compliance with ABAAS is required if 
the construction or alteration commenced after May 8, 2006. If the 
construction or alteration of such a facility commenced on or before 
May 8, 2006, compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility 
Standards (UFAS) is required.
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