Proposed Rule2024-16454
Regulatory Agenda
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Published
August 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice is publishing its spring 2024 regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16454]
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Vol. 89
Friday,
No. 159
August 16, 2024
Part X
Department of Justice
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
8 CFR Ch. V
21 CFR Ch. I
27 CFR Ch. II
28 CFR Ch. I, V
48 CFR Ch. XXVIII
Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its spring 2024
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel,
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 4252, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the
internet has been the basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>
in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain
information from the Agenda database.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Justice's printed agenda entries
include only:
Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; and any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic
review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in
the Unified Agenda published on the internet.
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Susan M. Davies,
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.
Civil Rights Division--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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141....................... Nondiscrimination on the 1190-AA79
Basis of Disability:
Accessibility of Web
Information and Services
of State and Local
Government Entities.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Civil Rights Division (CRT)
Completed Actions
141. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability: Accessibility of Web
Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities [1190-
AA79]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
Abstract: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that
``no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such
disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits
of services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be
subjected to discrimination by any such entity.'' 42 U.S.C. 12132.
However, many public entities' (i.e., State and local governments')
websites and mobile apps fail to incorporate or activate features that
enable users with disabilities to access the public entity's services,
programs, and activities. The Department published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend its title II ADA regulation to
provide technical standards to assist public entities in complying with
their existing obligations to make their websites and mobile apps
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The NPRM was published on August 4, 2023, and the public comment
period closed on October 3, 2023. The NPRM included more than 60
questions for public input. The Department also published a fact sheet
describing the NPRM's proposed requirements in plain language to help
ensure that members of the public understood the rule and had an
opportunity to provide feedback.
The Department received approximately 345 comments from members of
the public including individuals with disabilities, public entities,
disability advocacy groups, members of the accessible technology
industry, web developers, and many others. In addition, the Department
attended three listening sessions with various stakeholders while the
public comment period was open, with a cumulative total of more than
500 attendees. Those sessions provided important opportunities to
receive the information that members of the public wanted to share
about the proposed rule through additional avenues. The Department has
issued a final regulation on this topic informed by the feedback
received from members of the public.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 04/24/24 89 FR 31320
Final Action Effective.............. 06/24/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Rebecca Bond, Phone: 202 307-0663.
RIN: 1190-AA79
[FR Doc. 2024-16454 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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