[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 26 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5942-5943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2066]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
41 CFR Part 102-76
[FMR Amendment 2005-03; FMR Case 2005-102-8; Docket 2007-0001, Sequence
2]
RIN 3090-AI17
Federal Management Regulation; Real Property Policies Update;
Technical Amendment
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document amends the Federal Management Regulation (FMR)
to correct an omission from the
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amended final rule that was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR
52498, September 6, 2006. The original final rule, which was published
initially in the Federal Register at 70 FR 67786, November 8, 2005,
broadly applied GSA's accessibility standards to the design,
construction and alteration of buildings subject to the Architectural
Barriers Act (other than residential structures subject to the
Architectural Barriers Act and facilities of the Department of Defense
and the Postal Service), as provided by statute. When the
implementation dates for the accessibility standards were amended on
September 6, 2006, the amendment inadvertently deleted reference to
facilities other than those that were Federally-owned or leased.
Accordingly, this final rule corrects this oversight. Except as
expressly modified by this final rule, all other terms and conditions
of the Architectural Barriers Act standards remain in full force and
effect.
DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat, Room
4035, GSA Building, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, (202)
501-4755, for information pertaining to status or publication
schedules. For clarification of content, contact Mr. Stanley C.
Langfeld, Director, Regulations Management Division, General Services
Administration, at (202) 501-1737, or by e-mail at
[email protected]. Please cite FMR Case 2005-102-8, Amendment
2005-03, Technical Amendment.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102-76
Federal buildings and facilities.
Dated: January 25, 2007
Lurita Doan,
Administrator of General Services.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR chapter
102 as set forth below:
PART 102-76--DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
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1. The authority citation for 41 CFR part 102-76 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c) (in furtherance of the
Administrator's authorities under 40 U.S.C. 3301-3315 and elsewhere
as included under 40 U.S.C. 581 and 583); 42 U.S.C. 4152; E.O.
12411, 48 FR 13391, 3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p. 155; E.O. 12512, 50 FR
18453, 3 CFR, 1985 Comp., p. 340.
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2. Amend section 102-76.5 by adding a sentence to the end of the
section to read as follows:
Sec. 102-76.5 What is the scope of this part?
* * * The accessibility standards in Subpart C of this part apply
to Federal agencies and other entities whose facilities are subject to
the Architectural Barriers Act.
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3. Amend section 102-76.65 by revising the second sentence in the
introductory text of paragraph (a) and paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 102-76.65 What standards must facilities subject to the
Architectural Barrier Act meet?
(a) * * * Facilities subject to the Architectural Barriers Act
(other than facilities described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
section) must comply with ABAAS as set forth below:
(1) For construction or alteration of facilities subject to the
Architectural Barriers Act (other than Federal lease-construction and
other lease actions described in paragraphs (a)(2) and (3),
respectively, of this section), compliance with ABAAS is required if
the construction or alteration commenced after May 8, 2006. If the
construction or alteration of such a facility commenced on or before
May 8, 2006, compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility
Standards (UFAS) is required.
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[FR Doc. E7-2066 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am]
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