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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EEOC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ("the Amendments Act") was signed into law on September 25, 2008, with a statutory effective date of January 1, 2009. EEOC proposes to revise its Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and accompanying interpretative guidance (29 CFR part 1630 and accompanying appendix) in order to implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Pursuant to the 2008 amendments, the definition of disability under the ADA shall be construed in favor of broad coverage to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA, and the determination of whether an individual has a disability should not demand extensive analysis. The Amendments Act rejects the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of EEOC's ADA regulations. The effect of these changes is to make it easier for an individual seeking protection under the ADA to establish that he or she has a disability within the meaning of the ADA.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>29 CFR 1630</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC sec 12116 and sec 506 as redesignated under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/23/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 48431</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/23/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2010</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</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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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Christopher</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kuczynski</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3046</CODE>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 663-4665</PHONE>
                <TDD_PHONE>202 663-7026</TDD_PHONE>
                <FAX>202 653-6034</FAX>
                <EMAIL>christopher.kuczynski@eeoc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>131 M Street NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20507</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jeanne</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Goldberg</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Senior Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3046</CODE>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 663-4693</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 663-4679</FAX>
                <EMAIL>jeanne.goldberg@eeoc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>131 M Street NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washinigton</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20507</ZIP>
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