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Listed below are documents published in the Federal Register and open for comment that may significantly affect small businesses. Advocacy encourages affected small businesses to provide the Federal agency issuing the notice with comments on the proposed action and the agency's analysis of its potential impacts on small business. Please share with the Office of Advocacy your comments on these and other regulatory proposals of importance to small businesses. For a more complete listing of notices and rulemakings published for comment in the Federal Register, Regulations.gov is the Federal government’s one stop site to comment on Federal regulations.
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Proposed Rule on Regulation Z: Truth in Lending
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Advocacy has not identified any current rulemakings under this subject heading. Please contact Advocacy if there is a proposed rule open for comment of importance to small businesses.
On September 24, 2010, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, issued a proposed rule to on Regulation Z: Truth in Lending (TILA) as part of a comprehensive review of TILA’s rules for home-secured credit. The proposal would revise the rules for the consumer’s right to rescind certain open-end and closed-end loan secured by the consumer’s principal dwelling. It would also amend rules concerning whether a closed end loan is defined as a higher priced loan; provide consumers with a right to a refund of fees; amend disclosure rules for reverse mortgages; and prohibit certain unfair practices with reverse mortgages. Comments are due on December 23, 2010.
ADA Accessibility of Websites
ADA Accessibility of Websites
ADA Accessibility of Movie Theatres
ADA Accessibility of Equipment and Furniture
ADA Accessibility of Next Generation 911 Services
DOJ is considering requirements to make websites accessible for people with disabilities.
These regulations could affect governmental entities and public accommodations covered
by the ADA that provide goods, services, programs or activities to the public via websites
on the Internet. Title III of the ADA covers private entities whose operations affect
commerce (such as restaurants, movie theatres, schools, daycares facilities, recreational
facilities and doctors’ offices) and commercial facilities (such as factories, warehouses
and office buildings). DOJ specifically asks the public for input on the impact of web
accessibility requirements on small entities. Comments are due on January 24, 2011.
DOJ is considering requirements to make websites accessible for people with disabilities.
These regulations could affect governmental entities and public accommodations covered
by the ADA that provide goods, services, programs or activities to the public via websites
on the Internet. Title III of the ADA covers private entities whose operations affect
commerce (such as restaurants, movie theatres, schools, daycares facilities, recreational
facilities and doctors’ offices) and commercial facilities (such as factories, warehouses
and office buildings). DOJ specifically asks the public for input on the impact of web
accessibility requirements on small entities. Comments are due on January 24, 2011.
DOJ is considering requirements to make movie theatres accessible to individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or have low vision by potentially requiring movie
theatre owners or operators to screen movies with closed captioning or video description.
DOJ specifically asks the public for input on the impact of these requirements on small
entities. Comments are due on January 24, 2011.
DOJ is considering new requirements to make accessible for people with disabilities
equipment and furniture used in programs and services provided by public entities and
public accommodations. DOJ is seeking comments on possible Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility requirements for: a) medical equipment and furniture;
b) exercise equipment and furniture; c) accessible golf cars; d) beds in accessible guest
rooms and sleeping rooms; e) beds in nursing homes and other care facilities; and f)
equipment and information technology (such as kiosks, interactive transaction machines,
point of sale devices and automated teller machines). DOJ specifically asks the public for
input on the impact of these requirements on small entities. Comments are due on
January 24, 2011
DOJ is considering accessibility requirements for public entities that operate 9-1-1 call
centers, to reflect advances in telecommunication technology. The Regulatory Flexibility
Act (RFA) covers small governmental jurisdictions with a population of less than 50,000.
DOJ is seeking comments on the potential impact of these telecommunications
requirements for small public entities. Comments are due on January 24, 2011.
Advocacy has not identified any current rulemakings under this subject heading. Please contact Advocacy if there is a proposed rule open for comment of importance to small businesses.
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