ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 

36 CFR Ch. XI 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access 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. 

ADDRESSES: Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning Board regulations and 

proposed actions, contact Gretchen Jacobs, General Counsel, (202) 272-0040 (voice) or (202) 272-0062 

(TTY). 

NAME: Gretchen Jacobs, 

General Counsel. 

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The 7 Regulatory Agendas

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines 3014-AA37

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Passenger Vessels 3014-AA11

Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way 3014-AA26

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles 3014-AA38

Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment 3014-AA40

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles; Rail Vehicles 3014-AA42

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)

Accessibility Guidelines; Emergency Transportable Housing Units 3014-AA39

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA37

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Title: Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines

Abstract: This rulemaking would update in a single document the accessibility standards for electronic and information

technology covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 USC 794d) (Section 508), and the

accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the

Communications Act of 1934 (47 USC 255) (Section 255). Section 508 requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

(FAR Council) and each appropriate federal department or agency to revise their procurement policies and directives no later

than 6 months after the Access Boards publication of standards. The FAR Council has incorporated the accessibility standards

for electronic and information technology in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1). Under Section 255, the

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for issuing implementing regulations and enforcing Section 255. The

FCC has promulgated enforceable standards (47 CFR parts 6 and 7) implementing Section 255 that are consistent with the

Access Boards accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment. Similarly, the

Access Board's 2010 ANPRM included a proposal to amend section 220 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility

Guidelines (ADAAG) but, based on public comments, the ADAAG proposal is no longer included in this rulemaking and will be

pursued separately at a later date.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1193; 36 CFR 1194 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 47 USC 255(e); 29 USC 794(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

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Establishment of Advisory Committee 07/06/2006 71 FR 38324 

ANPRM 03/22/2010 75 FR 13457 

ANPRM Comment Period End 06/21/2010 

ANPRM 12/08/2011 76 FR 76640 

ANPRM Comment Period End 03/07/2012 

NPRM 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism: No

International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of

international interest.

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA11

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Title: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Passenger Vessels

Abstract: This rulemaking would establish accessibility guidelines to ensure that newly constructed and altered passenger

vessels covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The

U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Justice are expected to adopt the guidelines as enforceable

standards in separate rulemakings for the construction and alteration of passenger vessels covered by the ADA.

Priority: Economically Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Yes Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1196 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12204, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent to Establish Advisory Committee 03/30/1998 63 FR 15175 

Establishment of Advisory Committee 08/12/1998 63 FR 43136 

Availability of Draft Guidelines 11/26/2004 69 FR 69244 

ANPRM 11/26/2004 69 FR 69246 

Comment Period Extended 03/22/2005 70 FR 14435 

ANPRM Comment Period End 07/28/2005 

Availability of Draft Guidelines 07/07/2006 71 FR 38563 

Notice of Intent to Establish Advisory Committee 06/25/2007 72 FR 34653 

Establishment of Advisory Committee 08/13/2007 72 FR 45200 

NPRM 06/25/2013 78 FR 38102 

NPRM Comment Period Extended 08/13/2013 78 FR 49248 

NPRM Comment Period End 01/24/2014 

Final Action 09/00/2015 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Business;

Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Federalism: Yes

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

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TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA26

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Title: Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way

Abstract: This rulemaking would establish accessibility guidelines to ensure that sidewalks and pedestrian facilities in the public

right-of-way are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. A Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

consolidated this rulemaking with RIN 3014-AA41; accessibility guidelines for shared use paths (which are multi-use paths

designed primarily for use by bicyclists and pedestrians -- including persons with disabilities -- for transportation and recreation

purposes). The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Transportation, and other Federal agencies are expected to

adopt the accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way and for shared use paths, as enforceable

standards in separate rulemakings for the construction and alteration of facilities covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act,

section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1190 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12204, Americans With Disabilities Act; 29 USC 792, Rehabilitation Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Intent to Form Advisory Committee 08/12/1999 64 FR 43980 

Notice of Appointment of Advisory Committee Members 10/20/1999 64 FR 56482 

Availability of Draft Guidelines 06/17/2002 67 FR 41206 

Availability of Draft Guidelines 11/23/2005 70 FR 70734 

NPRM 07/26/2011 76 FR 44664 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/23/2011 

Notice Reopening Comment Period 12/05/2011 76 FR 75844 

NPRM Comment Period End 02/02/2012 

Second NPRM 02/13/2013 78 FR 10110 

Second NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2013 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Governmental

Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: Yes

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Related RINs: Merge with 3014-AA41

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA38

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Title: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles

Abstract: This rulemaking would update the accessibility guidelines for buses, over-the-road buses, and vans covered by the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The accessibility guidelines for other transportation vehicles covered by the ADA,

including vehicles operated in fixed guideway systems (e.g., rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, high speed rail, and intercity rail)

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would be updated in a future rulemaking (RIN 3014-AA42). The guidelines ensure that transportation vehicles covered by the

ADA are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has

issued enforceable standards (49 CFR part 37) that apply to the acquisition of new, used, and remanufactured transportation

vehicles, and the remanufacture of existing transportation vehicles covered by the ADA. DOT is expected to update its

standards in a separate rulemaking to be consistent with the updated guidelines.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1192 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12204

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Availability of Draft Revisions to Guidelines 04/11/2007 72 FR 18179 

NPRM 07/26/2010 75 FR 43748 

NPRM Comment Period End 11/23/2010 

NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/20/2012 77 FR 50068 

NPRM Comment Period End 10/31/2012 

Final Action 12/00/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: Yes

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA40

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Title: Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment

Abstract: The Access Board plans to issue a final rule establishing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment

used in or in conjuction with medical settings, such as physicians' offices, clinics, emergency rooms, and hospitals. The

standards will contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables,

examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, and other imaging equipment used by health care providers for

diagnostic purposes are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The Access Board published a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register in 2012, 77 FR 6919, February 9, 2012.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 1197 (new) (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 794(f)

Legal Deadline: 

Action Source Description Date

Other Statutory 29 USC 794(f) 03/22/2012 

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Notice of Public Information Meeting 06/22/2010 75 FR 35439 

NPRM 02/09/2012 77 FR 6916 

Notice of Intent to Form Advisory Committee 03/13/2012 77 FR 14706 

NPRM Comment Period End 06/08/2012 

Notice Establishing Advisory Committee 07/05/2012 77 FR 39653 

Final Action 07/00/2015 

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA42

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Title: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles; Rail Vehicles

Abstract: This rulemaking would update the accessibility guidelines for transportation vehicles that operate on fixed guideway

systems (e.g., rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, and intercity rail) covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The

accessibility guidelines for buses, over-the-road buses, and vans covered by the ADA would be updated in a future rulemaking

(RIN 3014-AA38). The guidelines ensure that transportation vehicles covered by the ADA are readily accessible to and usable

by individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued enforceable standards (49 CFR part 37)

that apply to the acquisition of new, used, and remanufactured transportation vehicles covered by the ADA. DOT is expected to

update its standards in a separate rulemaking to be consistent with the updated guidelines.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1192 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12204

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 

Notice of Intent to Establish Advisory Committee 02/14/2013 78 FR 10581 

Comment Period End 04/01/2013 

Notice of Establishment of Advisory Committee 05/23/2013 78 FR 30828 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Local; State

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov

Related RINs: Related to 3014-AA38

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ( ATBCB ) RIN: 3014-AA39

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Title: American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)

Accessibility Guidelines; Emergency Transportable Housing Units

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Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)

Accessibility Guidelines to specifically address emergency transportable housing units provided by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) or other entities on a temporary site in response to an emergency need for temporary housing.

The rulemaking seeks to ensure that newly constructed and altered emergency transportable housing units covered by the ADA

or ABA are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued

enforceable accessibility standards for residential facilities covered by the ADA, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) has issued enforceable accessibility standards for residential facilities covered by the ABA. DOJ and HUD

are expected to update their standards in separate rulemakings to be consistent with the amended guidelines.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1191 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 792(b)(3); 42 USC 12204

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 06/18/2012 77 FR 36231 

NPRM Comment Period End 08/17/2012 

Final Action 05/07/2014 79 FR 26125 

Final Action Effective 06/06/2014 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State

Federalism: No

RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov

Agency Contact: Gretchen Jacobs

General Counsel

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111

Washington , DC 20004-1111 

Phone: 202 272-0040 

TDD Phone: 202 272-0062

FAX: 202 272-0081

E-Mail: jacobs@access-board.gov

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