Americans with Disabilities Act Circular – 4 new proposed chapters -- Federal Transit Administration -- comment period til April 2014

The Federal Transit Administration is seeking comments on the proposed four chapters of the Americans with Disabilities Act Circular announced in the Federal Register on February 19.  

These proposed chapters include “Introduction and Applicability,” “General Requirements,” “Equivalent Facilitation,” and “Complementary Paratransit Service.” Along with the proposed chapter on “Vehicle Acquisition” published previously, these chapters are part of a series of approximately 12 chapters that will compose a complete ADA Circular. The Circular is intended to help transit providers meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ADA regulations.

The four proposed chapters, along with the Federal Register notice (below), can be accessed on FTA’s website at http://www.fta.dot.gov/legislation_law/12349_15846.html.  

We encourage you to submit comments on the chapters by visiting: www.regulations.gov. Enter Docket No. “FTA-2014-0003” in the search field. The comment period will remain open for 60 days.

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Proposed ADA Circular, Amendment 1

 C 4710.1
02-19-14

The Federal Transit Administration is proposing guidance in the form of four additional circular chapters to help transportation providers meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations. These proposed chapters include Chapter 1 (Introduction and Applicability), Chapter 2 (General Requirements), Chapter 5 (Equivalent Facilitation), and Chapter 8 (Complementary Paratransit Service). Along with the proposed chapter on vehicle acquisition published on October 2, 2012, these chapters are part of a series of approximately 12 chapters that will compose a complete ADA circular (PDF).

FTA published a notice in the Federal Register on February 19, 2014 seeking public comment on these proposed circular chapters and suggestions for specific issues to cover in future chapters: Federal Register Notice Proposed Circular Amendment 1 (PDF).