96-13293. Certification of the State of Texas Accessibility Standards Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26546-26547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13293]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Certification of the State of Texas Accessibility Standards Under 
the Americans With Disabilities Act

AGENCY: 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 State of Texas Accessibility Standards 
meet or exceed the new construction and alternations requirements of 
title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in Washington, 
D.C. and Austin, Texas.

DATES: The hearing in Austin, Texas is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 
1996 at 1:00 PM, Central Time. The hearing in Washington, D.C. is 
scheduled for Thursday, August 1, 1996, at 9:30 AM, Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at:

Austin, Texas: State of Texas, Capitol Building Extension, Room E2.012, 
Austin, Texas
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 
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 [phone] (TDD).

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    Copies of this notice are available in formats accessible to 
individuals with vision impairments and may be obtained by calling 
[phone] (Voice) or [phone] (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 28, 1996, the Department of Justice 
(Department) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that 
it had preliminarily determined that the State of Texas Accessibility 
Standards, effective April 1, 1994, as adopted pursuant to Texas Civil 
Statutes, Article 9102, as amended effective September 1, 1993, and the 
Architectural Barriers Administrative Rules, Chapter 68, as amended 
effective June 1, 1994 (Texas Standards), meet or exceed the new 
construction and alternations requirements of title III of the ADA. The 
Department also noted that it intended to issue final certification of 
the Texas Standards 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 Austin, Texas.
    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 Texas Standards. Interested parties who wish to 
testify at a hearing should contact Tito Mercado at [phone] 
(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 [phone] 
(Voice/TDD). This is not a toll-free number.

    Dated: May 21, 1996.
Deval L. Patrick,
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 96-13293 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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