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RIN: 0790-AJ04

Publication ID: Fall 2020

Title: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Assisted or Conducted by DoD and in Equal Access to Information and Communication Technology Used by DoD, and Procedures for...
Abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) is amending its regulation prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from, or conducted by, DoD. These revisions will update and clarify the obligations that section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, imposes on recipients of Federal financial assistance and DoD Components, and the obligations that the Architectural Barriers Act imposes on DoD Components. The updates will also clarify the procedures for resolving complaints regarding information and communication technology accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities in accordance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended. This revision will support a recommendation from the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.
Agency: Department of Defense(DOD)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 32 CFR 56
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 100-259 Pub. L. 102-569 29 U.S.C. 791 to 794d 42 U.S.C. ch. 51 and 126 E.O. 12250

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/16/2020	85 FR 43168
NPRM Comment Period End	09/14/2020
Final Action	02/00/2021

Additional Information: DoD Instruction 1020.dd ("Unlawful Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from, or Conducted by, the DoD") will be codified as a rule under 32 CFR part 56. The rule was originally reported as being codified under 32 CFR part 195. The full title of the rule is "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Assisted or Conducted by the DoD and in Equal Access to Information and Communication Technology Used by DoD, and Procedures for Resolving Complaints." This title is too long to fit in the Title field above.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Randy Cooper Director, Department of Defense Disability EEO Policy and Compliance Department of Defense Office of the Secretary 4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 5D641, Washington, DC 20301-4000 Phone:703 571-9327 Email: randy.d.cooper3.civ@mail.mil