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ATBCB RIN: 3014-AA37 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards 
Abstract: This rulemaking would update in a single document the accessibility guidelines for telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment issued in 1998 under section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1966, and the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology issued in 2000 under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act requires manufacturers of telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment to ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires Federal agencies to ensure that electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the agencies allows individuals with disabilities to have comparable access to and use of information and data as afforded others who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the Federal agency. The Federal Communications Commission has issued regulations (47 CFR parts 6 and 7) implementing Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act that are consistent with the accessibility guidelines for telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has incorporated the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1). 
Agency: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board(ATBCB)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1193    36 CFR 1194   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 255(e)    29 USC 794(d)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Establishment of Advisory Committee  07/06/2006  71 FR 38324   
ANPRM  03/22/2010  75 FR 13457   
ANPRM Comment Period End  06/21/2010    
ANPRM  12/08/2011  76 FR 76640   
ANPRM Comment Period End  03/07/2012 
NPRM  05/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lisa Fairhall
Deputy General Counsel
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Suite 1000, 1331 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20004
Phone:202 272-0046
Fax:202 272-0081
Email: fairhall@access-board.gov