Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposed, new information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). With this notice, the Access Board solicits comments on its proposal to survey adult wheelchair users to gather data on their wheelchair seat heights and related demographics. Following review of comments received in response to this 60-day notice, the Access Board intends to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget for approval of this information collection.

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board submits the following agenda of proposed regulatory activities which may be conducted by the agency during the next 12 months. This regulatory agenda may be revised by the agency during the coming months as a result of action taken by the Board.

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (we, Access Board, or Board) is issuing this direct final rule to amend its regulations addressing accessibility requirements for information and communication technology to correct several inadvertent drafting errors in a final rule published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017. Specifically, this direct final rule corrects two typographical errors and the unintentional deletion of longstanding requirements for TTY compatibility and functionality that have been in place for nearly two decades. These minor amendments neither establish new substantive accessibility requirements, nor impose any costs on regulated entities. The Access Board is issuing these amendments directly as a final rule because we believe they are noncontroversial, unlikely to receive adverse comment, and will prevent confusion.