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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its spring 2024 
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, 
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 4252, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the 
internet has been the basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. 
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov 
in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain 
information from the Agenda database.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Justice's printed agenda entries 
include only:
    Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely 
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities; and any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic 
review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in 
the Unified Agenda published on the internet.

    Dated: May 15, 2024.
Susan M. Davies,
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.

                Civil Rights Division--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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141.......................  Nondiscrimination on the           1190-AA79
                             Basis of Disability:
                             Accessibility of Web
                             Information and Services
                             of State and Local
                             Government Entities.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)

Civil Rights Division (CRT)

Completed Actions

141. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability: Accessibility of Web 
Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities [1190-
AA79]

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
    Abstract: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that 
``no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such 
disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits 
of services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be 
subjected to discrimination by any such entity.'' 42 U.S.C. 12132. 
However, many public entities' (i.e., State and local governments') 
websites and mobile apps fail to incorporate or activate features that 
enable users with disabilities to access the public entity's services, 
programs, and activities. The Department published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend its title II ADA regulation to 
provide technical standards to assist public entities in complying with 
their existing obligations to make their websites and mobile apps 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    The NPRM was published on August 4, 2023, and the public comment 
period closed on October 3, 2023. The NPRM included more than 60 
questions for public input. The Department also published a fact sheet 
describing the NPRM's proposed requirements in plain language to help 
ensure that members of the public understood the rule and had an 
opportunity to provide feedback.
    The Department received approximately 345 comments from members of 
the public including individuals with disabilities, public entities, 
disability advocacy groups, members of the accessible technology 
industry, web developers, and many others. In addition, the Department 
attended three listening sessions with various stakeholders while the 
public comment period was open, with a cumulative total of more than 
500 attendees. Those sessions provided important opportunities to 
receive the information that members of the public wanted to share 
about the proposed rule through additional avenues. The Department has 
issued a final regulation on this topic informed by the feedback 
received from members of the public.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   04/24/24  89 FR 31320
Final Action Effective..............   06/24/24
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Rebecca Bond, Phone: 202 307-0663.
    RIN: 1190-AA79

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