[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66054-66055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27092]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Parts 35 and 36
RIN 1190-AA61; 1190-AA62; 1190-AA63; 1190-AA64
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local
Government Services, Public Accommodations and in Commercial
Facilities; Hearings
AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of proposed hearings.
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SUMMARY: On July 26, 2010, the Department of Justice (Department)
published four Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs) in the
Federal Register to amend regulations issued under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). These four ANPRMs include: Nondiscrimination on
the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services
of State and Local Government Entities and Public Accommodations;
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local
Government Services; Accessibility of Next Generation 9-1-1;
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and
Video Description; and Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by
State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation;
Equipment and Furniture. To provide an opportunity for interested
persons to express their views directly to Department officials, the
Department will hold three public hearings on the ANPRMs.
DATES: The hearing dates are:
1. November 18, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., CST, Chicago, IL.
2. December 16, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST, Washington, DC.
3. January 2011 in San Francisco, CA, on a date to be announced in
the near future on the ADA Home Page at http://www.ada.gov.
ADDRESSES: The hearing locations are:
1. Access Living, 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654.
2. United States Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20004.
3. San Francisco, CA, at a location to be announced in the near
future on the ADA Home Page at http://www.ada.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Garrett, Civil Rights Program
Specialist, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division at (202)
353-0423 (TTY). This is not a toll-free number. Information also may be
obtained from the Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at (800)
514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY), 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on
Thursday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 2010, the Department published
four ANPRMs seeking public comment on whether to revise the ADA
regulations to address Web site accessibility, movie captioning and
video description, accessible features for Next Generation 9-1-1, and
accessible equipment and furniture. The Department has scheduled three
public hearings on the ANPRMs to provide an opportunity to interested
persons to express their views about the questions and issues raised in
the ANPRMs. Entities, organizations, and individuals who wish to
present comments at a particular hearing are encouraged to register in
advance by calling the ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (Voice)
or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) at least five business days in advance of the
hearing date. Organizations should designate no more than one
individual to speak on behalf of the organization. Commenters who are
not able to testify in person will have the option to present their
comments using a speaker telephone, telephone relay service, or video
relay service. The Department will attempt to provide an approximate
time for the receipt of comments from those who register in advance;
however, persons who register in advance should report to the
registration desk at the hearing at least one-half hour prior to their
scheduled time in order to confirm the time and order of their
presentations. Those who register to comment via speaker telephone,
telephone relay service, or video relay service should be
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available at the number they provided during pre-registration at least
one-half hour before their scheduled time.
Some time at the hearing will be reserved for those who do not
register in advance. These persons may register on-site at the
registration desk, which will open one hour before the hearing is
scheduled to begin and will operate throughout the day. Time to make
their presentations will be assigned when open slots are available.
Comments will be limited to five minutes per person or
organization, but commenters who wish to may supplement their testimony
with written statements that will be made part of the official hearing
record. If the Department determines that there is not enough time to
hear from all those wishing to present comments, the Department will
select among those wishing to testify to ensure representation of a
range of viewpoints and interests. A laptop computer and projection
screen will be available for commenters wishing to use a PowerPoint
presentation in conjunction with their testimony.
The hearing sites will be accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Sign language interpreters, real-time captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided. Individuals who require
other accommodations, auxiliary aids, or foreign language translation
should contact Linda Garrett at (202) 353-0423 (TTY) or by e-mail at
[email protected] no later than one week before the date of the
hearing they wish to attend. Additional information, including
information about accessible public transportation and parking, will be
available on the ADA Home Page at http://www.ada.gov. The ANPRMs are
available electronically in accessible formats at http://www.regulations.gov and http://www.ada.gov. This hearing notice is
available electronically in accessible formats at http://www.ada.gov.
Copies of this notice also are available in formats accessible to
individuals who are blind or have low vision and may be obtained by
calling the ADA Information Line.
Those persons who are not able to participate in the public hearing
are encouraged to submit written comments electronically to http://www.regulations.gov or by mail as follows: Disability Rights Section,
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 2885,
Fairfax, VA 22031-0885. Overnight deliveries should be sent to the
Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, located at 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 4039, Washington,
DC 20005. All comments will be made available for public viewing online
at http://www.regulations.gov and must be received by January 24, 2011.
Dated: October 19, 2010.
Thomas E. Perez,
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2010-27092 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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