39656 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

36 CFR Part 1195 

[Docket No. ATBCB–2012–0003] 

RIN 3014–AA40 

Medical Diagnostic Equipment 

Accessibility Standards Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment; 

appointment of members. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) has decided to 

establish an advisory committee to 

assist on matters associated with 

comments received and responses to 

questions included in a previously 

published Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking on Medical Diagnostic 

Equipment Accessibility Standards. 

DATES: The first meeting of the 

committee will be held at a date and 

time in September 2012. A notice of the 

actual date and times will be published 

in the Federal Register prior to the 

meeting. Decisions with respect to 

future meetings will be made at the first 

meeting and from time to time 

thereafter. 

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of the 

committee will be held at the Access 

Board’s offices, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 

800, Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rex 

Pace, Office of Technical and 

Information Services, Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20004–1111. 

Telephone number (202) 272–0023 

(Voice); (202) 272–0052 (TTY). 

Electronic mail address: pace@accessboard.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 

2012, the Access Board published a 

notice of intent to establish an advisory 

committee to make recommendations to 

the Board on matters associated with 

comments received and responses to 

questions included in a previously 

published Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) on Medical 

Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility 

Standards. See 77 FR 14706 (March 13, 

2012). 

Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act 

(29 U.S.C. 794f) requires the Access 

Board to issue accessibility standards 

for medical diagnostic equipment, in 

consultation with the Food and Drug 

Administration. In February 2012, the 

Access Board published an NPRM 

proposing the accessibility standards. 

See 77 FR 6916 (February 9, 2012). The 

proposed standards 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 proposed 

standards are intended to ensure, to the 

maximum extent possible, independent 

entry to, use of, and exit from such 

equipment by individuals with 

disabilities. The proposed standards do 

not impose any mandatory requirements 

on health care providers or medical 

device manufacturers. However, other 

agencies may issue regulations or adopt 

policies that require health care 

providers subject to the agency’s 

jurisdiction to acquire accessible 

medical diagnostic equipment that 

conforms to the standards. The NPRM 

and information related to the proposed 

standards are available on the Access 

Board’s Web site at: http://www.accessboard.gov/medical-equipment.htm. 

For the reasons stated in the notice of 

intent, the Access Board has determined 

that establishing a Medical Diagnostic 

Equipment Accessibility Standards 

Advisory Committee (Committee) is 

necessary and in the public interest. The 

Access Board has appointed the 

following organizations as members to 

the Committee: 

The ADA National Network 

Boston Center for Independent Living 

Brewer Company 

Conference of Radiation Control Program 

Directors, Inc. 

Duke University and Medical Center 

Equal Rights Center 

Evan Terry Associates, P.C. 

GE Healthcare 

Harris Family Center for Disability and 

Health Policy at Western University of 

Health Sciences 

Hausmann Industries, Inc. 

Hill-Rom Company, Inc. 

Hologic, Inc. 

Medical Positioning, Inc. 

Medical Technology Industries, Inc. 

Midmark Corporation 

National Council on Independent Living 

Paralyzed Veterans of America 

Philips Healthcare 

Scale-Tronix, Inc. 

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 

Stryker Medical 

Sutter Health 

United Spinal Association 

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 

Department of Occupational Therapy 

The Department of Justice, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (Food and Drug 

Administration), and the Department of 

Veterans Affairs will serve as ex officio 

members. 

The Access Board regrets its inability 

to accommodate all requests for 

membership on the Committee. It was 

necessary to limit membership to 

maintain balance among members 

representing different interests such as 

medical device manufacturers, health 

care providers, and disability 

organizations. The Committee 

membership identified above provides 

representation for interests affected by 

the issues to be discussed. 

The comment period on the NPRM 

ended on June 8, 2012. Fifty-three 

comments were received by the end of 

the comment period. Access Board staff 

is conducting a preliminary analysis of 

the public comments to assist the 

Committee in its deliberations. 

The Committee’s first meeting will be 

held at a date and time in September 

2012. A notice of the actual date and 

times will be published in the Federal 

Register prior to the meeting. Decisions 

with respect to future meetings will be 

made at the first meeting and from time 

to time thereafter. Meetings will be held 

at the Access Board’s offices, 1331 F 

Street NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 

20004. The Committee is expected to 

hold no more than four meetings and 

present a report with its 

recommendations to the Access Board 

within two months of the Committee’s 

first meeting. 

Committee meetings will be open to 

the public, and interested persons can 

attend the meetings and communicate 

their views. Members of the public will 

have opportunities to address the 

Committee on issues of interest to them 

and the Committee. Members of groups 

or individuals who are not members of 

the Committee may also have the 

opportunity to participate if 

subcommittees of the Committee are 

formed. 

Susan Brita, 

Chair. 

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