[blindlaw] DOJ ADA proposed regulations withdrawn from OMBreview

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Yes, this is good. It keeps the ADA Restoration Act in tact
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chwalow, Judith" <JChwalow at nfb.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] DOJ ADA proposed regulations withdrawn from 
OMBreview


> Jim,,
>
> I think this is good, is it?
>
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of McCarthy, Jim
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:59 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: [blindlaw] DOJ ADA proposed regulations withdrawn from OMB
> review
>
> I thought this would be of interest to many on this list.  I don't know
> any more about it than what is stated in the text that follows.
> Proposed ADA Regulations Withdrawn from OMB Review
>
>
>
> On January 21, 2009, the Department of Justice notified the Office of
> Management and Budget (OMB) that the Department has withdrawn its draft
> final rules to amend the Department's regulations implementing title II
> and title III from the OMB review process. This action was taken in
> response to a memorandum from the President's Chief of Staff directing
> the Executive Branch agencies to defer publication of any new
> regulations until the rules are reviewed and approved by officials
> appointed by President Obama. No final action will be taken by the
> Department with respect to these rules until the incoming officials have
> had the opportunity to review the rulemaking record. Incoming officials
> will have the full range of rule-making options available to them under
> the Administrative Procedure Act.
>
> Withdrawal of the draft final rules does not affect existing ADA
> regulations. Title II and title III entities must continue to follow the
> Department's existing ADA regulations, including the ADA Standards for
> Accessible Design.
>
> Jim McCarthy
>
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