Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Certification of the State of North Carolina Accessibility Code Under the Americans With Disabilities Act, 73028-73029 [E5-7072]
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Background. On October 4, 2005, the
Commission determined that responses
to its notice of institution of the subject
five-year review were such that a full
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of
the Act should proceed (70 F.R. 60110,
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Hearing. The Commission will hold a
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and 207.66 of the Commission’s rules.
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Parties may also file written testimony
in connection with their presentation at
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207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and
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2006; witness testimony must be filed
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before June 6, 2006, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with section 207.68 of the Commission’s
rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
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submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
rules do not authorize filing of
submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means, except to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67
FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Even
where electronic filing of a document is
permitted, certain documents must also
be filed in paper form, as specified in II
(C) of the Commission’s Handbook on
Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 FR
68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002).
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pursuant to section 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
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Commission staff.
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and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
review must be served on all other
parties to the review (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and
a certificate of service must be timely
filed. The Secretary will not accept a
document for filing without a certificate
of service.
Authority: This review is being conducted
under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act
of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to
section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 5, 2005.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of the Assistant Attorney
General for Civil Rights; Certification
of the State of North Carolina
Accessibility Code Under the
Americans With Disabilities Act
Department of Justice.
Notice of certification of
equivalency.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
(Department) has determined that the
2002 North Carolina Accessibility Code
with 2004 Amendments (NCAC) meets
or exceeds the new construction and
alterations requirements of title III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA). The Department has issued a
certification of equivalency, pursuant to
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42 U.S.C. 12188(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 28 CFR
36.601 et seq., which constitutes
rebuttable evidence, in any enforcement
proceeding, that a building constructed
or altered in accordance with the NCAC
meets or exceeds the requirements of
the ADA.
DATES: December 8, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights
Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., 1425 NYA Building,
Washington, DC 20530. Telephone
number (800) 514–0301 (Voice) or (800)
514–0383 (TTY).
Copies of this notice are available in
formats accessible to individuals with
vision impairments and may be
obtained by calling (800) 514–0301
(Voice) or (800) 514–0383 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The ADA authorizes the Department
of Justice, upon application by a State
or local government, to certify that a
State or local law that establishes
accessibility requirements meets or
exceeds the minimum requirements of
title III of the ADA for new construction
and alterations. 42 U.S.C.
12188(b)(1)(A)(ii); 28 CFR 36.601 et seq.
Final certification constitutes rebuttable
evidence, in any ADA enforcement
action, that a building constructed or
altered in accordance with the certified
code complies with the new
construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA.
The North Carolina Department of
Insurance requested that the Department
of Justice (Department) certify that the
2002 North Carolina Accessibility Code
with 2004 Amendments (NCAC) meets
or exceeds the new construction and
alterations requirements of title III of the
ADA.
The Department has analyzed the
NCAC and has preliminarily determined
that it meets or exceeds the new
construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA. By
letter dated March 17, 2005, the
Department notified the North Carolina
Department of Insurance of its
preliminary determination of
equivalency.
On April 8, 2005, the Department
published notices in the Federal
Register announcing its preliminary
determination of equivalency and
requesting public comments thereon.
The period for submission of written
comments ended on June 7, 2005. In
addition, the Department held public
hearings in Cary, North Carolina on May
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16, 2005, and in Washington, DC, on
June 20, 2005.
Seven individuals provided
comments. The commenters included
design professionals, disability rights
advocates, government officials, and
other interested individuals. The
Department has analyzed all of the
submitted comments and has consulted
with the U.S. Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
The majority of the comments the
Department received supported
certification of the NCAC. Two
commenters, while not opposing
certification of the NCAC, had questions
about the State’s enforcement of the
NCAC. Based on these comments, the
Department has determined that the
NCAC is equivalent to the new
construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA.
Therefore, the Department has informed
the submitting official of its decision to
certify the NCAC.
Effect of Certification
The certification determination will
be limited to the version of the NCAC
that has been submitted to the
Department. The certification will not
apply to amendments or interpretations
that have not been submitted and
reviewed by the Department.
Certification will not apply to
buildings constructed by or for State or
local government entities, which are
subject to title II of the ADA. Nor does
certification apply to accessibility
requirements that are addressed by the
NCAC, but are not addressed by the new
construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA,
including the ADA Standards for
Accessible Design.
Finally, certification does not apply to
variances or waivers granted under the
NCAC. Certification also does not apply
if other State building codes provide
exemptions from the NCAC
requirements. Therefore, if a builder
receives a variance, waiver,
modification, or other exemption from
the requirements of the NCAC for any
element of new construction or
alterations, the builder would not be in
compliance with the ADA and would
not be able to benefit from certification’s
rebuttable evidence of ADA compliance
with respect to that element.
Wan J. Kim,
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on November 17, 2005, a
proposed consent decree in United
States et al. v. Atlas Roofing
Corporation, Case No. CV 05–8180JFW
(RZx), was lodged with the United
States District Court for the Central
District of California.
In this action, the United State and
the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, (‘‘SCAQMD’’)
sought injunctive relief and civil
penalties under Section 113 of the Clean
Air Act and Cal. Health & Safety Code
§§ 42401, 42402.1 against Atlas Roofing
Corporation (‘‘Atlas’’) at its expanded
polystyrene (‘‘EPS’’) foam
manufacturing facility in Los Angeles,
California, for: (1) Failure to
demonstrate that the emission control
system at the facility complied with
SCAQMD Rule 1175, a part of the
California State Implementation Plan;
(2) failure to comply with a permit
condition limiting the pentane content
of the polystyrene beads used at the
facility; (3) failure to comply with a
permit condition regarding the
operation of the control device; (4)
violation of SCAQMD Hearing Board’s
Order limiting the pentane content of
the polystyrene beads; and (5) violation
of SCAQMD Hearing Board’s Order for
Abatement regarding the operation of
the control device. The consent decree
requires Atlas to: (1) Pay a civil penalty
of $221,400 to the United States; (2) pay
a civil penalty of $147,000 to SCAQMD;
and (3) cease all EPS foam operations
regulated by SCAQMD 1175 at the
facility by December 31, 2005.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the consent decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
20044–7611, with a copy to Ann Hurley,
U.S. Department of Justice, 301 Howard
Street, Suite 1050, San Francisco, CA
94105, and should refer to United States
et al. v. Atlas Roofing Corporation, D.J.
Ref. #90–5–2–1–08415.
The consent decree may be examined
at U.S. EPA Region 9, Office of regional
Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California. During the public
comment period, the consent decree
may also be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights;
Certification of the State of North Carolina Accessibility Code Under
the Americans With Disabilities Act
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of certification of equivalency.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (Department) has determined that the
2002 North Carolina Accessibility Code with 2004 Amendments (NCAC)
meets or exceeds the new construction and alterations requirements of
title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The
Department has issued a certification of equivalency, pursuant to
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42 U.S.C. 12188(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 28 CFR 36.601 et seq., which
constitutes rebuttable evidence, in any enforcement proceeding, that a
building constructed or altered in accordance with the NCAC meets or
exceeds the requirements of the ADA.
DATES: December 8, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability
Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 1425 NYA Building, Washington, DC 20530.
Telephone number (800) 514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
Copies of this notice are available in formats accessible to
individuals with vision impairments and may be obtained by calling
(800) 514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The ADA authorizes the Department of Justice, upon application by a
State or local government, to certify that a State or local law that
establishes accessibility requirements meets or exceeds the minimum
requirements of title III of the ADA for new construction and
alterations. 42 U.S.C. 12188(b)(1)(A)(ii); 28 CFR 36.601 et seq. Final
certification constitutes rebuttable evidence, in any ADA enforcement
action, that a building constructed or altered in accordance with the
certified code complies with the new construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA.
The North Carolina Department of Insurance requested that the
Department of Justice (Department) certify that the 2002 North Carolina
Accessibility Code with 2004 Amendments (NCAC) meets or exceeds the new
construction and alterations requirements of title III of the ADA.
The Department has analyzed the NCAC and has preliminarily
determined that it meets or exceeds the new construction and
alterations requirements of title III of the ADA. By letter dated March
17, 2005, the Department notified the North Carolina Department of
Insurance of its preliminary determination of equivalency.
On April 8, 2005, the Department published notices in the Federal
Register announcing its preliminary determination of equivalency and
requesting public comments thereon. The period for submission of
written comments ended on June 7, 2005. In addition, the Department
held public hearings in Cary, North Carolina on May 16, 2005, and in
Washington, DC, on June 20, 2005.
Seven individuals provided comments. The commenters included design
professionals, disability rights advocates, government officials, and
other interested individuals. The Department has analyzed all of the
submitted comments and has consulted with the U.S. Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
The majority of the comments the Department received supported
certification of the NCAC. Two commenters, while not opposing
certification of the NCAC, had questions about the State's enforcement
of the NCAC. Based on these comments, the Department has determined
that the NCAC is equivalent to the new construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA. Therefore, the Department has
informed the submitting official of its decision to certify the NCAC.
Effect of Certification
The certification determination will be limited to the version of
the NCAC that has been submitted to the Department. The certification
will not apply to amendments or interpretations that have not been
submitted and reviewed by the Department.
Certification will not apply to buildings constructed by or for
State or local government entities, which are subject to title II of
the ADA. Nor does certification apply to accessibility requirements
that are addressed by the NCAC, but are not addressed by the new
construction and alterations requirements of title III of the ADA,
including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
Finally, certification does not apply to variances or waivers
granted under the NCAC. Certification also does not apply if other
State building codes provide exemptions from the NCAC requirements.
Therefore, if a builder receives a variance, waiver, modification, or
other exemption from the requirements of the NCAC for any element of
new construction or alterations, the builder would not be in compliance
with the ADA and would not be able to benefit from certification's
rebuttable evidence of ADA compliance with respect to that element.
Wan J. Kim,
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. E5-7072 Filed 12-7-05; 8:45 am]
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