[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78020-78021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30632]



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Vol. 80

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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Ch. XI


Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) submits the following agenda of proposed regulatory 
activities which may be conducted by the agency during the next 12 
months. This regulatory agenda may be revised by the agency during the 
coming months as a result of action taken by the Board.

ADDRESSES: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 
1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning Board 
regulations and proposed actions, contact Gretchen Jacobs, Access 
Board, General Counsel, (202) 272-0040 (voice) or (202) 272-0062 (TTY).

 Gretchen Jacobs,
General Counsel.

 Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--Final Rule
                                  Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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363.......................  Accessibility Guidelines           3014-AA26
                             for Pedestrian Facilities
                             in the Public Right-of-
                             Way.
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  Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--Long-Term
                                 Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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364.......................  Americans with                     3014-AA11
                             Disabilities Act (ADA)
                             Accessibility Guidelines
                             for Passenger Vessels.
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD (ATBCB)

Final Rule Stage

363. Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public 
Right-of-Way

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12204, Americans With Disabilities Act; 
29 U.S.C. 792, Rehabilitation Act
    Abstract: This rulemaking would establish accessibility guidelines 
to ensure that sidewalks and pedestrian facilities in the public right-
of-way are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. A 
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking consolidated this rulemaking 
with RIN 3014-AA41; accessibility guidelines for shared use paths 
(which are multi-use paths designed primarily for use by bicyclists and 
pedestrians--including persons with disabilities--for transportation 
and recreation purposes). The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, and other Federal agencies are expected 
to adopt the accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the 
public right-of-way and for shared use paths, as enforceable standards 
in separate rulemakings for the construction and alteration of 
facilities covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act, section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Intent to Form Advisory      08/12/99  64 FR 43980
 Committee.
Notice of Appointment of Advisory      10/20/99  64 FR 56482
 Committee Members.
Availability of Draft Guidelines....   06/17/02  67 FR 41206
Availability of Draft Guidelines....   11/23/05  70 FR 70734
NPRM................................   07/26/11  76 FR 44664
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/23/11
Notice Reopening Comment Period.....   12/05/11  76 FR 75844
Reopening NPRM Comment Period End...   02/02/12
Second NPRM.........................   02/13/13  78 FR 10110
Second NPRM Comment Period End......   05/14/13
Final Action........................   10/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs, General Counsel, Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 
1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111, Phone: 202 272-0040, TDD Phone: 202 
272-0062, Fax: 202 272-0081, Email: board.gov">jacobs@access-board.gov.
    RIN: 3014-AA26

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD (ATBCB)

Long-Term Actions

364. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for 
Passenger Vessels

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12204, Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990
    Abstract: This rulemaking would establish accessibility guidelines 
to ensure that newly constructed and altered passenger vessels covered 
by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are accessible to and 
usable by individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of 
Transportation and U.S. Department of Justice are expected to adopt the 
guidelines as enforceable standards in separate rulemakings for the 
construction and alteration of passenger vessels covered by the ADA.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Intent to Establish          03/30/98  63 FR 15175
 Advisory Committee.
Establishment of Advisory Committee.   08/12/98  63 FR 43136
Availability of Draft Guidelines....   11/26/04  69 FR 69244
ANPRM...............................   11/26/04  69 FR 69246
ANPRM Comment Period Extended.......   03/22/05  70 FR 14435

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ANPRM Comment Period Extended End...   07/28/05
Availability of Draft Guidelines....   07/07/06  71 FR 38563
Notice of Intent to Establish          06/25/07  72 FR 34653
 Advisory Committee.
Establishment of Advisory Committee.   08/13/07  72 FR 45200
NPRM................................   06/25/13  78 FR 38102
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   08/13/13  78 FR 49248
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   01/24/14
Final Action........................   10/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs, General Counsel, Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 
1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111, Phone: 202 272-0040, TDD Phone: 202 
272-0062, Fax: 202 272-0081, Email: board.gov">jacobs@access-board.gov.
    RIN: 3014-AA11

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