83_FR_1899 83 FR 1890 - Regulatory Agenda

83 FR 1890 - Regulatory Agenda

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

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FR Document2017-28223

The Department of Justice is publishing its fall 2017 regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

8 CFR Ch. V

21 CFR Ch. I

27 CFR Ch. II

28 CFR Ch. I, V


Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its fall 2017 
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, 
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 4252, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory 
Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of 
the Federal Register that includes the Unified Agenda. The Department 
of Justice's Statement of Regulatory Priorities is included in the 
Plan.
    Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the internet has been the 
basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified 
Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov in a format that 
offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the 
Agenda database. Members of the public who wish to comment on proposed 
regulations that are open for comment may do so at the government-wide 
website www.regulations.gov.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Justice's printed agenda entries 
include only:
    Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely 
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities; and any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic 
review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in 
the Unified Agenda published on the internet. In addition, for fall 
editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be 
printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including the 
Department of Justice's regulatory plan.

    Dated: September 18, 2017.
Beth A. Williams,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.

                Civil Rights Division--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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290.......................  Nondiscrimination on the           1190-AA65
                             Basis of Disability:
                             Accessibility of Web
                             Information and Services
                             of State and Local
                             Governments.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)

Civil Rights Division (CRT)

Completed Actions

290. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability: Accessibility of Web 
Information and Services of State and Local Governments

    E.O. 13771 Designation:
    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
    Abstract: The Department published an ANPRM on July 26, 2010, RIN 
1190-AA61, that addressed issues relating to proposed revisions of both 
the title II and title III ADA regulations in order to provide guidance 
on the obligations of covered entities to make programs, services and 
activities offered over the Web accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. The Department has now divided the rulemakings in the 
next step of the rulemaking process so as to proceed with separate 
notices of proposed rulemakings for title II and title III. The title 
III rulemaking on Web accessibility will continue under RIN 1190-AA61 
and the title II rulemaking will continue under the new RIN 1190-AA65. 
This rulemaking will provide specific guidance to State and local 
governments in order to make services, programs, or activities offered 
to the public via the Web accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
The ADA requires that State and local governments provide qualified 
individuals with disabilities equal access to their programs, services, 
or activities unless doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of 
their programs, services, or activities or would impose an undue 
burden. 42. U.S.C. 12132. The internet as it is known today did not 
exist when Congress enacted the ADA; yet today the internet is 
dramatically changing the way that governmental entities serve the 
public. Taking advantage of new technology, citizens can now use State 
and local government websites to correspond online with local 
officials; obtain information about government services; renew library 
books or driver's licenses; pay fines; register to vote; obtain tax 
information and file tax returns; apply for jobs or benefits; and 
complete numerous other civic tasks. These Government websites are 
important because they allow programs and services to be offered in a 
more dynamic, interactive way in order to increase citizen 
participation; increase convenience and speed in obtaining information 
or services; reduce costs in providing information about Government 
services and administering programs; reduce the amount of paperwork; 
and expand the possibilities of reaching new sectors of the community 
or offering new programs or services. Many States and localities have 
begun to improve the accessibility of portions of their websites. 
However, full compliance with the ADA's promise to provide an equal 
opportunity for individuals with disabilities to participate in and 
benefit from all aspects of the programs, services, and activities 
provided by State and local governments in today's technologically 
advanced society will only occur if it is clear to public entities that 
their websites must be accessible. Consequently, the Department intends 
to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its title II 
regulations to expressly address the obligations of public entities to 
make the websites they use to provide programs, activities, or services 
or information to the public accessible to

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and usable by individuals with disabilities under the legal framework 
established by the ADA. The proposed regulation will propose the scope 
of the obligation to provide accessibility when persons with 
disabilities access public websites, as well as propose the technical 
standards necessary to comply with the ADA.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn for Further Review........   10/30/17  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Anne Raish, Phone: 800 514-0301.
    RIN: 1190-AA65

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1890 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Unified Agenda DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Rules that are in the Agency’s edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal regulatory flexibility agenda, in 8 CFR Ch. V Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions accordance with the Regulatory includes The Regulatory Plan, which Flexibility Act, because they are likely 21 CFR Ch. I appears in both the online Unified to have a significant economic impact Agenda and in part II of the Federal on a substantial number of small 27 CFR Ch. II Register that includes the Unified entities; and any rules that the Agency Agenda. The Department of Justice’s has identified for periodic review under 28 CFR Ch. I, V Statement of Regulatory Priorities is section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility included in the Plan. Act. Regulatory Agenda Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the internet has been the basic means Printing of these entries is limited to AGENCY: Department of Justice. for disseminating the Unified Agenda. fields that contain information required ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s available online at www.reginfo.gov in a Agenda requirements. Additional SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is format that offers users a greatly information on these entries is available publishing its fall 2017 regulatory enhanced ability to obtain information in the Unified Agenda published on the agenda pursuant to Executive Order from the Agenda database. Members of internet. In addition, for fall editions of 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and the public who wish to comment on the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan Review,’’ 58 FR 51735, and the proposed regulations that are open for will continue to be printed in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 comment may do so at the government- Federal Register, as in past years, to 612 (1988). wide website www.regulations.gov. including the Department of Justice’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Because publication in the Federal regulatory plan. Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, Register is mandated for the regulatory Office of Legal Policy, Department of flexibility agendas required by the Dated: September 18, 2017. Justice, Room 4252, 950 Pennsylvania Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Beth A. Williams, Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, 602), the Department of Justice’s printed Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal (202) 514–8059. agenda entries include only: Policy. CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION—COMPLETED ACTIONS Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. 290 .................... Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability: Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and 1190–AA65 Local Governments. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) specific guidance to State and local dynamic, interactive way in order to governments in order to make services, increase citizen participation; increase Civil Rights Division (CRT) programs, or activities offered to the convenience and speed in obtaining Completed Actions public via the Web accessible to information or services; reduce costs in individuals with disabilities. The ADA providing information about 290. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of requires that State and local Government services and administering Disability: Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and governments provide qualified programs; reduce the amount of Local Governments individuals with disabilities equal paperwork; and expand the possibilities access to their programs, services, or of reaching new sectors of the E.O. 13771 Designation: activities unless doing so would community or offering new programs or Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101 et fundamentally alter the nature of their services. Many States and localities seq. programs, services, or activities or have begun to improve the accessibility Abstract: The Department published would impose an undue burden. 42. of portions of their websites. However, an ANPRM on July 26, 2010, RIN 1190– U.S.C. 12132. The internet as it is full compliance with the ADA’s promise AA61, that addressed issues relating to known today did not exist when to provide an equal opportunity for proposed revisions of both the title II Congress enacted the ADA; yet today individuals with disabilities to and title III ADA regulations in order to the internet is dramatically changing the participate in and benefit from all provide guidance on the obligations of way that governmental entities serve the aspects of the programs, services, and covered entities to make programs, public. Taking advantage of new activities provided by State and local services and activities offered over the technology, citizens can now use State governments in today’s technologically Web accessible to individuals with and local government websites to advanced society will only occur if it is disabilities. 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The title III rulemaking on Web returns; apply for jobs or benefits; and regulations to expressly address the accessibility will continue under RIN complete numerous other civic tasks. obligations of public entities to make 1190–AA61 and the title II rulemaking These Government websites are the websites they use to provide will continue under the new RIN 1190– important because they allow programs programs, activities, or services or AA65. This rulemaking will provide and services to be offered in a more information to the public accessible to VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\12JAP11.SGM 12JAP11

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Unified Agenda 1891 and usable by individuals with technical standards necessary to comply Regulatory Flexibility Analysis disabilities under the legal framework with the ADA. Required: Yes. established by the ADA. The proposed Completed: Agency Contact: Anne Raish, Phone: regulation will propose the scope of the 800 514–0301. obligation to provide accessibility when Reason Date FR Cite RIN: 1190–AA65 persons with disabilities access public Withdrawn for 10/30/17 websites, as well as propose the [FR Doc. 2017–28223 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] Further Review. BILLING CODE 4410–BP–P sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\12JAP11.SGM 12JAP11


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionUnknown Section
ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
ContactRobert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 4252, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.
FR Citation83 FR 1890 
CFR Citation21
Title 21 CFR Chapter I
27
Title 27 CFR Chapter II
28
Title 28 CFR Chapter I
8
Title 8 CFR Chapter V
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