[Federal Register: August 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 158)]
[Notices]
[Page 48940]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights;
Certification of the Maryland Accessibility Code Under the Americans
With Disabilities Act
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice will hold an informal hearing in
Washington, DC on the proposed certification that the Maryland
Accessibility Code, under .05.02.02 of the Code of Maryland Regulations
(COMAR), as adopted pursuant to Article 83B, section 6-102 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (together, the Maryland law), meets or
exceeds the new construction and alterations requirements of title III
of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
DATES: The hearing in Washington, DC is scheduled for Wednesday,
October 22, 2003, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at: Disability Rights Section, 1425
New York Avenue, NW, Suite 4039, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability
Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 1425 NYA Building, Washington, DC 20530.
Telephone number (800) 514-0301 (Voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
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 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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 Maryland Accessibility Code, under .05.02.02 of the Code of
Maryland Regulations (COMAR), as adopted pursuant to Article 83B,
section 6-102 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (together, the Maryland
law), meets or exceeds the new construction and alterations
requirements of title III of the ADA. The Department noted that it
intended to issue final certification of the Maryland law and requested
written comments on the preliminary determination and the proposed
final certification. The Department also noted that it intended to hold
an informal hearing in Ellicott City, Maryland, during the 60-day
comment period on the preliminary determination.
Procedure: In addition to the informal hearing in Ellicott City,
Maryland, the Department will hold an informal hearing in Washington,
DC, after the close of the 60-day comment period to provide an
opportunity for interested persons, including individuals with
disabilities, to express their views with respect to the issuance of a
final determination of equivalency of the Maryland Law. Interested
parties who wish to testify at the hearing should contact Linda Garrett
at (202) 353-0423 TTY, or by e-mail at Linda.Garrett@usdoj.gov. The
meeting site will be accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Individuals who require sign language interpreters or
other auxiliary aids should contact Linda Garrett at (202) 353-0423
TTY, or by e-mail at Linda.Garrett@usdoj.gov. A notice of at least four
days before the hearing date would be greatly appreciated if
individuals require sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids.
Dated: August 8, 2003.
J. Michael Wiggins,
Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 03-20796 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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