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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Department of Homeland Security Programs or Activities</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[An interim final rule established for the Department of Homeland Security procedures for the enforcement of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap, as it applies to programs or activities conducted by the Department. The rule establishes standards for what constitutes discrimination on the basis of mental or physical handicap, provides a definition for individuals with handicaps and qualified individuals with handicaps, and establishes a complaint mechanism for resolving allegations of discrimination. The Department will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to propose to revise and update the interim final rule to reflect statutory changes and the current structure of the Department.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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            <CFR>6 CFR 15.1</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 USC 794</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/06/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 10886</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/07/2003</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/07/2003</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Tamara</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kessler</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Deputy Officer</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1601</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 357-6272</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>tamara.kessler@hq.dhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, 131 M Street, NE., 6th Floor, 06-P01,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20001</ZIP>
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