[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50096-50097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16218]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Part 1195

[Docket No. ATBCB-2023-0001]
RIN 3014-AA45


Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

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

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(hereafter, ``Access Board'' or ``Board''), is extending the comment 
period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Standards for 
Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment published in the Federal 
Register on May 23, 2023. In that document, the Access Board requested 
comments by July 24, 2023. The Access Board is taking this action to 
allow interested parties additional time to submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking 
published on May 23, 2023, at 88 FR 33056, is extended. Comments should 
be received on or before August 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: board.gov">docket@access-board.gov. Include docket number 
ATBCB-2023-0001 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Office of General Counsel, U.S. Access Board, 1331 F 
Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the docket number 
(ATBCB-2023-0001) for this regulatory action. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATBCB-2023-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Accessibility Specialist Bobby 
Stinnette, (202) 272-0021, board.gov">stinnette@access-board.gov; or Attorney 
Advisor Wendy Marshall, (202) 272-0043, board.gov">marshall@access-board.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 23, 2023, the Access Board issued a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to remove the sunset provisions in the 
Board's existing accessibility guidelines for medical diagnostic 
equipment related to the low-height specifications for transfer 
surfaces, and replace them with a final specification for the low-
transfer-height of medical diagnostic equipment used in the supine, 
prone, and side-lying position and the seated position. See 88 FR 33056 
(May 23, 2023).
    On July 19, 2023, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance 
requested a 60-day extension of the comment period for additional time 
to submit their comments due to the ``technical and engineering 
considerations and potential impact on device design.''
    Although the Access Board has already provided a 60-day comment 
period and held a public informational meeting regarding our research 
on low transfer height on May 12, 2022, the Access Board will provide 
additional time for the public to submit comments. However, the Board 
believes that an additional 30 days, providing a total of a 90-day 
comment period is sufficient.

Christopher Kuczynski,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-16218 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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