[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 41, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 41CFR101-8.310]



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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

          CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

 

PART 101-8_NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL 

ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart 101-8.3_Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap

 

Sec. 101-8.310  New construction.



    (a) Design and construction. Each facility or part of a facility 

constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of a recipient shall be 

designed and constructed in a manner that the facility or part of the 

facility is readily accessible to, and usable by, handicapped persons, 

if the construction began after the effective date of this subpart.

    (b) Alteration. Each facility or part of a facility which is altered 

by, on behalf of, or for the use of a recipient after the effective date 

of this subpart in a manner that affects or could affect the usability 

of the facility or part of the facility shall, to the maximum extent 

feasible, be altered in a manner that the altered portion of the 

facility is readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.



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    (c) GSA Accessibility Standard. Design, construction, or alteration 

of facilities shall be in conformance with the ``GSA Accessibility 

Standard,'' PBS (PCD): DG6, October 14, 1980. A copy of the standard can 

be obtained through the Business Service Centers, General Services 

Administration, National Capital Region, 7th and D Streets, SW., 

Washington, DC 20407 or Regional Business Service Centers, Region 1, 

John W. McCormack, Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts 

02109; Region 2, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007; Region 3, 

Ninth and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; Region 4, 75 

Spring Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Region 5, 230 South 

Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60604; Region 6, 1500 East Bannister Road, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64131; Region 7, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, 

Texas 76102; Region 8, Building 41, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 

Colorado 80225; Region 9, 525 Market Street, San Francisco, California 

94105; Region 10, GSA Center, Auburn, Washington 98002.



In cases of practical difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or extreme 

differences, exceptions may be granted from the literal requirements of 

the above-mentioned standard, as defined in Sec. Sec. 101-19.604 and 

101-19.605 (``Exceptions'' and ``Waiver or modification of standards''), 

but only when it is clearly evident that equal facilitation and 

protection are thereby secured.