51684 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 191 / Thursday, October 2, 1997 / Notices

By letter dated July 21, 1995, the

Maine Human Rights Commission

requested that the Department of Justice

(Department) certify that the Maine

Human Rights Act, 5 MRSA § 4553 et

seq., as implemented by the Maine

Accessibility Regulations (together, the

Maine law), meets or exceeds the new

construction and alterations

requirements of title III of the ADA.

The Department has analyzed the

Maine law and has preliminarily

determined that it meets or exceeds the

new construction and alterations

requirements of title III of the ADA. By

letter dated September 23, 1997, the

Department notified the Maine Human

Rights Commission of its preliminary

determination of equivalency.

Effect of Certification

The certification determination will

be limited to the version of the Maine

law 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

Maine law that are not addressed by the

ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

Finally, certification does not apply to

variances or waivers granted under the

Maine law. Therefore, if a builder

receives a variance, waiver,

modification, or other exemption from

the requirements of the Maine law for

any element of construction or

alternations, the certification

determination will not constitute

evidence of ADA compliance with

respect to that element.

Procedure

The department will hold informal

hearings in Washington, D.C. and

Augusta, Maine to provide an

opportunity for interested persons,

including individuals with disabilities,

to express their views with respect to

the preliminary determination of

equivalency of the Maine law. Interested

parties who wish to testify at a hearing

should contact Tito Mercado at (202)

307–0663 (Voice/TDD). This is not a

toll-free number.

The hearing sites will be accessible to

individuals with disabilities.

Individuals who require sign language

interpreters or other auxiliary aids

should contact Tito Mercado at (202)

307–0663 (Voice/TDD). This is not a

toll-free number.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Isabelle Katz Pinzler,

Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil

Rights.

[FR Doc. 97–25993 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Assistant Attorney

General for Civil Rights

Certification of the Maine Human

Rights Act Under the Americans With

Disabilities Act

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Attorney

General for Civil Rights, Department of

Justice.

ACTION: Notice of hearings.

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice

will hold informal hearings on the

proposed certification that the Maine

Human Rights Act, 5 MRSA § 4553 et

seq., as implemented by the Maine

Accessibility Regulations, meets or

exceeds the new construction and

alterations requirements of title III of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

in Washington, D.C. and Augusta,

Maine.

DATES: The hearing in Augusta, Maine is

scheduled for Friday, October 17, 1997

at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time. The hearing

in Washington, D.C. is scheduled for

Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at 2:00 PM,

Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at:

Augusta, Maine: Room 113, State Office

Building, Augusta, Maine.

Washington, D.C.: Disability Rights

Section, 1425 New York Avenue,

N.W., Suite 4039, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights

Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66738,

Washington, D.C. 20035–6738.

Telephone number (800) 514–0301

(Voice) or (800) 514–0383 (TDD).

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 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Elsewhere

in this issue of the Federal Register, the

Department of Justice (Department) is

publishing a notice in the Federal

Register announcing that it had

preliminarily determined that the State

of Maine Human Rights Act, 5 MRSA

§ 4533 et seq., as implemented by the

Maine Accessibility Regulations

(together, the Maine law), meets or

exceeds the new construction and

alterations requirements of title III of the

ADA. The Department also noted that it

intended to issue final certification of

the Maine law and requested written

comments on the preliminary

determination and the proposed final

certification. Finally, the Department

noted that it intended to hold informal

hearings in Washington, D.C. and

Augusta, Maine.

The purpose of the informal hearings

is to provide an opportunity for

interested persons, including

individuals with disabilities, to express

their views with respect to the

preliminary determination of

equivalency of the Maine law. Interested

parties who wish to testify at a hearing

should contact Tito Mercado at (202)

307–0663 (Voice/TDD). This is not a

toll-free number.

The meeting sites will be accessible to

individuals with disabilities.

Individuals who require sign language

interpreters or other auxiliary aids

should contact Tito Mercado at (202)

307–-0663 (Voice/TDD). This is not a

toll-free number.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Isabelle Katz Pinzler,

Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil

Rights.

[FR Doc. 97–25994 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

[Application No. D–10159, et al.]

Proposed Exemptions; State Street

Bank and Trust

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed exemptions.

SUMMARY: This document contains

notices of pendency before the

Department of Labor (the Department) of

proposed exemptions from certain of the

prohibited transaction restrictions of the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

Written Comments and Hearing

Requests

All interested persons are invited to

submit written comments or request for

a hearing on the pending exemptions,

unless otherwise stated in the Notice of

Proposed Exemption, within 45 days

from the date of publication of this

Federal Register Notice. Comments and

requests for a hearing should state: (1)

The name, address, and telephone