Rule2025-02811
Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
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Published
February 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation Department
Abstract
This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20, 2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right- of-Way.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 19, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9846-9847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02811]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
49 CFR Part 37
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0090]
RIN 2105-AF05
Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of
Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-
of-Way
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement discretion.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20,
2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the
Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-
of-Way.
DATES: As of February 19, 2025, enforcement of the amendments enacted
in the final rule published December 18, 2024, at 89 FR 102800, is
delayed until March 20, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, Holly Ceasar-
Fox, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation,
(202) 366-7420, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c8cfccccd98ec3c5c1d3c1d2c6cfd8e0c4cfd48ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157d7a79796c3b767074667467737a6d55717a613b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
For legal questions related to PROWAG, James T. Esselman, Office of
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Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-6181,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed4dfd3dbcd90dbcdcddbd2d3dfd0fedad1ca90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81ebe0ece4f2afe4f2f2e4edece0efc1e5eef5afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
For legal questions related to transit, Diane Alexander, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, (202) 366-3101,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7838e868982c9868b829f8689838295a7838893c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4808d858a81ca8588819c858a808196a4808b90ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
For questions related to intercity or high-speed rail, Linda
Martin, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, 202-
689-9408, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2702050f0a45260a191f02052b0f041f450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a481868c89c6a5899a9c8186a88c879cc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Electronic Access and Filing: This document, the notice of proposed
rulemaking, all comments received, the final rule, and all background
material may be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> using the docket
number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a> and the Government Publishing Office's website
at <a href="http://www.GovInfo.gov">www.GovInfo.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 18, 2024, DOT issued a final
rule titled, ``Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities;
Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the
Public Right-of-Way'' (PROWAG) (89 FR 102800). The final rule adopted,
without modification, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board's PROWAG as DOT's regulatory standards for new
construction and alterations of transit stops in the public right-of-
way. The final rule became effective on January 17, 2025.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued a memorandum titled,
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' \1\ to direct executive
departments and agencies to consider postposing for 60 days the
effective date for any rules that had been published in the Federal
Register but had not taken effect for the purpose of reviewing any
questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may raise. While not
explicitly subject to the President's memorandum, DOT is providing
notice that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and not enforce
the provisions of the PROWAG final rule until March 20, 2025, to allow
the officials appointed or designated by the President to review the
final rule to ensure that it is consistent with the law and
Administration policies.
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\1\ Available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/</a> (last accessed
Feb. 3, 2025).
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.27(a):
Gregory D. Cote,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2025-02811 Filed 2-18-25; 8:45 am]
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