[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25994]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice will hold informal hearings on the 
proposed certification that the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 MRSA 
Sec. 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 Sec. 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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