A regulatory deadline would not be that useful, in our view. PAGE 1758 FR 63092, *63099locations in vehicles, though transit providers may have fold-down seats that other persons can use when there are no wheelchair users on the vehicle. The 1991 study referred to by a commenter ("Innovative Solutions for Disabled Transit Accessibility" Thomas J. McGean, October 1991) evaluates detectable warning materials that had been installed up to that time. WebThe form that must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission whenever a company plans to issue new securities to the public is the S-1 Which of the following is a In the course of preparing this document, DOT staff noticed two technical errors in 49 CFR part 38. The Department is not making other suggested changes in the regulatory language, believing that reasonable implementation of the provision can address the issues commenters raised. Different transit properties that have installed the tiles reported different experiences with cleaning and maintenance, some reporting substantial difficulty and others having few problems. Section 37.51(c)(1) is revised to read as follows:@ 37.51 -- Key stations in commuter rail systems. The NPRM proposed updating the terms used in the Department's ADA rules to conform to the ISTEA changes. While the procedures differ, the substantive standard is not less stringent for manufacturers: any party seeking a determination of equivalent facilitation must convince the Department that its proposal really results in equivalent or greater access. A disability community commenter suggested. Equivalent facilitation is a useful provision of the Access Board guidelines and the Department's rules that applies to all accessibility features. However, the ADA regulation is in Subchapter I of that Title. Before the issuance of the NPRM, the Department of Transportation received a number of inquiries from transportation providers concerning whether the regulatory provision on standees applies to all existing bus lifts, or only to lifts meeting the requirements of 49 CFR part 38 (the Department's adoption as its standards of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board accessibility guidelines for vehicles). In none of these cases did the platform edge have a detectable warning. The language which applies the "driver request" provision to rail systems only to the extent practicable seems necessary. (3) The entity is not required to enforce the request that other passengers move from priority seating areas or wheelchair securement locations. endstream endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 13 0 obj <>stream The NPRM proposed to modify the existing regulatory language to require transit providers to allow standees on lifts which meet part 38 specifications, or which are equipped with handrails or other devices that can assist standees in maintaining their balance. As a matter of guidance, we believe it is reasonable that if a passenger with a "hidden" disability wants a driver to ask someone to make room for use of a priority seat, the individual should tell the driver about the disability. A disability community commenter suggested that if a passenger decided using a lift was too dangerous, that passenger should be eligible for paratransit. One rail operator cited a 1991 study performed by a consultant for DOT that noted a number of problems that had occurred in early installations of detectable warnings. We want to be sure that you or your employee can fully use the accommodation effectively. statement regarding inability to obtain These commenters, while making clear their concern about safety, did not present any data or anecdotal information that would demonstrate that an actual safety problem existed. The situations covered by the Access Board proposal are distinguishable from the situation of rail platform edges, and a decision by the Access Board to delete the detectable warning requirement in the former would not affect the requirement in the latter for detectable warnings on platform edges, particularly given the safety consequences of falls from rail station platforms. 10. The comments to this docket were considered in context of that rulemaking and were reflected in its preamble. The Department encourages the use of such accommodations, in the interest of improving safe and convenient service to passengers. One commenter suggested that the postponement apply here, as well. Connection Between Medical Disability and Educational Requirements. At the same time, the Department was aware that rail operators had expressed a number of concerns about the detectable warnings requirement. (j)(1) When an individual with a disability enters a vehicle, and because of a disability, the individual needs to sit in a seat or occupy a wheelchair securement location, the entity shall ask the following persons to move in order to allow the individual with a disability to occupy the seat or securement location:(i) Individuals, except other individuals with a disability or elderly persons, sitting in a location designated as priority seating for elderly and handicapped persons (or other seat as necessary);(ii) Individuals sitting in or a fold-down or other movable seat in a wheelchair securement location. Transit providers may, if they choose, provide additional accommodations, such as retrofitted handrails on existing lifts or on-board wheelchairs. Not more than 6 inches of the required clear floor space may be accommodated for footrests under another seat provided there is a minimum of 9 inches from the floor to the lowest part of the seat overhanging the space. You need to document why you needed the missing records, and why they The Department stated in the NPRM that having an adequate detectable warning system to warn blind and visually impaired passengers that they are near a platform edge is a vital safety matter for these passengers. This is important, among other reasons, because based on the premise that standees can use lifts, the Access Board found it unnecessary to establish a standard for stair riser heights in vehicles that use lifts. The chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely. Rail properties need to begin working now with manufacturers and construction contractors to ensure that materials are installed in the way that best serves everyone's interest in adhesion, durability, and maintainability. (Since few transit authorities have actually installed detectable warnings to date, most commenters could not assert that they had directly experienced problems, however.) In @ 38.125, paragraph (d)(2) is revised to read as follows:@ 38.125 -- Mobility aid accessibility. One of these commenters opposed the public hearing requirement, while another said public participation should receive greater emphasis. INTRODUCTION. Other key station accessibility requirements, if not covered by a time extension for [*63095] "extraordinarily expensive" changes, must still have been completed by July 26, 1993. endstream endobj startxref The FTA Administrator sent letter to a number of manufacturers to inform them that their designs appeared to meet the dimensional requirements intended by the Access Board. If, as the result of research the Department is conducting, or further research or determinations by the Access Board, some change in the technical. Some letters mentioned the need for detectable warnings for persons who use dogs, as well as those who use canes, as a mobility aid. Since the FTA issued these letters, the Access Board published Bulletin # 1 in May 1992, clarifying many of the ambiguities left by its original guidelines and containing a diagram illustrating the pattern prescribed for detectable warning surfaces. To cover these situations, we proposed changing the rule to authorize the Administrator of the concerned operating Administration to make such a determination, with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs in order to ensure consistency. (iii) The entity shall sponsor at least one public hearing on the request and shall provide adequate notice of the hearing, including advertisement in appropriate media, such as newspapers of general and special interest circulation and radio announcements. This language should parallel that of @ 38.95(d). Hours. The main point of all commenters supporting a restriction on the use of lifts by standees was the safety risk that they believe to exist. Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. The FTA has learned that some manufacturers have been marketing products as "U.S. Government-Approved" or "ADA-Approved." The NPRM also proposed to clarify the public participation obligations of parties asking for equivalent facilitation determinations. The one exception concerns the EEC, Inc. "arcing" lift cited in the New York PTSB comment. Given that installation methods not raising the technical problems said to affect retrofit are possible in this situation (even though retrofit-like methods could also be used), the Department does not believe that a postponement is necessary. PAGE 2258 FR 63092, *63101omission of part of the language concerning wheelchair locations in @ 38.125(d)(2). (It is our understanding that a number of rail properties have begun this task.) Consequently, the NPRM proposed to extend for 18 months the key station compliance date with respect to detectable warnings. EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective December 30, 1993. For any key station modification which, because of an extension of time for extraordinarily expensive changes, does not have to be completed until after July 26, 1994, detectable warnings would have to be installed on the same date as other modifications had to be completed. (56 FR 45618). If, as in many systems, the only transit employee aboard the train is in the driver's compartment in the front car, the employee will not be in a position to see who is sitting in a priority seat in the third car in the train, let alone ask someone to move from it. The DREDF comment asserted, first, that there was no documentation of actual safety problems-data or even anecdotes-necessitating a restriction on the kinds of lifts that standees should be allowed to use. WebThe statements are not in conformity with GAAP regarding pension plans An independent auditor has concluded that a substantial doubt remains about a client's ability to continue However, this organization did not comment on the NPRM, and there were no comments to the NPRM from any blind or visually impaired individuals or organizations representing them opposing detectable warnings on rail station platform edges. We received this comment from 101 commenters, 80 of whom were disability organizations or individuals with disabilities. The two types of machines are similar enough in the operations that consumers must perform that the same requirements make sense in both contexts. Some commenters expressed particular concern about detectable warnings at outdoor stations in the winter, with respect to snow and ice removal and potential slipping hazards to passengers. Common transportation barriers include long travel distances, lack of vehicle, transportation cost, inadequate infrastructure, and adverse policies affecting PTSB described, in some detail, how the design and operation of a particular lift model (a front door "arcing" lift manufactured by EEC, Inc., Model 141) could create specific hazards for standees. Spaces for persons who wish to remain in their wheelchairs or mobility aids shall have a minimum clear floor spacePAGE 2858 FR 63092, *6310348 inches by 30 inches. "[wll,u&aElBK5#3cn6u. WebThe ADA also outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, transportation and The Department can also attempt to assist in obtaining disability group input. They viewed the separate provision for private entities (such as manufacturers) as being a less stringent standard, which would allow manufacturers to circumvent the standards in the rule. It would be appropriate for transit operators to establish a mechanism based on local circumstances, consultation with drivers, and input from the local community. In the NPRM, the Department emphasized that its concerns were neither about the basic design of the [*63093] detectable warnings or their usefulness to people with vision impairments. * * * * *, 8. Many of these letters appeared to be generated by a. To accommodate this situation, the Department proposed to add a new paragraph to this section, which would allow good faith efforts to be documented in a different way. That is, they were concerned that passengers would lose their balance and fall, hit their head, or otherwise suffer injury, as the result of using the lift. Part 38 and appendix A to part 37 both contain provisions concerning equivalent facilitation. Five transit agencies noted that they provided lift service to standees without significant problems. hb``g`` OTHER ACCEPTABLE DISABILITY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF EMPLOYEES. The NPRM proposed to amend the rule to reflect this situation, allowing equivalent facilitation requests to be made by manufacturers and by transportation entities in other modes. An entity wishing to employ equivalent facilitation * * * shall submit a request to UMTA or FRA, as applicable, and include the following information: (list of five items of information). We expect economic impacts to be minimal, so we have not prepared a regulatory evaluation. Any decision in a matter of this kind requires the Department to strike a balance between the legitimate concerns that commenters have expressed. The future event or events are likely to occur. 0 In 49 CFR part 37, the words "Urban Mass Transportation Administration" are changed to the words "Federal Transit Administration" in every instance in which those words appear; the letters "UMTA" are changed to the letters "FTA" in every instance in which those letters appear; and the words "UMT Act" and "Urban Mass Transportation Act" are changed to the words "FT Act" and "Federal Transit Act" in every instance in which those words appear, and the definition of "FT Act" is moved to the proper alphabetical order. The FTA will oversee such mechanisms as part of the triennial review process. The proposal received support from both disability community commenters (12) and state or local transportation agencies (10), with the remainder of comments (4) coming from state or local agencies working on disability matters. The rule makes these corrections, which have no substantive effects. If the technical standard changes at this or any future point, the Department could, in appropriate situations, apply the grandfathering provision in the Department's ADA rule (49 CFR 37.9) to avoid making rail operators re-install detectable warnings meeting the revised standard. Given the differences between the bus and rail contexts, and the specific requirements that the ADA applies to rail, it does not seem appropriate to apply the "don't diminish fleet accessibility percentage" rule to this situation. All it takes is a brief moment of fatigue, or distraction, or disorientation, in the complex and sometimes confusing environment of a rail station, and even a very experienced blind rail system user can make what, in context, is a fatal misstep. WebApplicable for audits of financial statements for periods commencing on or after 15 December 2019. * * * * *[FR Doc. Sixteen commenters-including both transportation agencies and disability community commenters, among others-favored the NPRM's proposal. (49 CFR part 37, Appendix A, @ 2.2; 49 CFR part 38, 38.2). The discussion below pertains to this timing issue. PAGE 658 FR 63092, *63093handrails, as well as detectable warnings, at intervals along platforms. 9. The fourth change clarifies the responsibility of transit providers to make seat or wheelchair securement space available to people who need it: The fifth amendment would reflect a recent statutory change in the name of the Department's transit agency from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Another commenter said the Access Board specification for [*63094] detectable warnings should be made more precise, and that the "pathfinder" design had some international acceptance. This can happen in one of two ways. Other commenters suggested adding safeguards to ensure accessibility. The Department is adopting this proposal without change. For more information on requesting sign language interpreters, please visit the DRC Interpreting Services page. Two commenters suggested that, when possible, the driver seat disabled passengers on the right side of the bus, so that the driver could see if a passenger had problems with the securement device or needed a stop announcement. Accommodations are a very individual thing, and DRC can help you or your employee find the right solution for the given situation. Requirements by transportation providers that passengers use a particular accommodation are also inappropriate under the ADA. 58 FR 63092, *63093to apply detectable warning materials to an existing station platform in a retrofit situation. This product did not meet the original Access Board design requirement for detectable warnings. The rulemaking record also provides a sound basis for the propositions that detectable warnings address a significant safety need for persons with impaired vision and that an effective tactile cue that a person is reaching the platform edge is very important, particularly given factors in the rail station environment that may diminish the utility of aural and other cues to persons with impaired vision. Copies of the final rule are available in alternative formats on request. The proposed changes concerned the "reach range" (e.g., how far a person must reach to operate the controls) of ATMs. 107. United States, Phone: 888-446-4511 That's where the DRC can offer their expertise. Three commenters suggested that buses carry an on-board wheelchair that standees could choose to use. If a van is being used for specialized paratransit service for individuals with disabilities, then this provision-which addresses only to those vehicles. Again, I must emphasize he needs to be reasonably sure and NOT Engineered Plastics, Inc. (EPI) requested a finding of equivalent facilitation for its detectable warning product, "Armor-Tile." A transit provider said that, in case the Access Board changed its standard, detectable warnings that had been installed in the meantime should be grandfathered. Others said that they did not want to spend substantial sums of money on detectable warnings until there was certainty about what design would best answer the concerns that have been raised. FTA previously made this change for all the regulations in Subchapter VI of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Department will adopt the proposed provision, which appears workable both to Amtrak and disability community commenters. %PDF-1.5 % The Department received over 550 comments on the NPRM, most of which came from individuals with disabilities or organizations representing them, state and local agencies working on disability matters, state and local transportation agencies, and equipment manufacturers. WebAccording to International Standards on Auditing ISAs, auditor is required to obtain reasonable assurance whether financial statements give true and fair view or in others words he must be reasonably sure that financial statements are free from material misstatements. A few comments alluded to reported opposition to detectable warnings on the part of one organization representing individuals with visual impairments. PAGE 1658 FR 63092, *63098concerning detectable warning materials to make sure that, in all respects, a proposed "equivalent" material truly provides equal or greater detectability and safety benefits. We assume that Amtrak would prefer to lease trains from commuter authorities that comply with their ADA obligations. The Department understands that this lift model is no longer being manufactured, but remains in use on some buses. This Statement uses the terms probable , reasonably possible, and remote to identify three areas within that range, as follows: Probable . PAGE 1258 FR 63092, *63096commenter said it was inappropriate for a transit authority to require a standee to use the handrail (i.e., because it might be more dangerous for the passenger to release his or her grip on a walker or crutch to grasp the handrail); one transit authority wanted to be able to impose such a requirement. A manufacturer said it should not have to consult with disability groups: it had tried, and had a hard time finding anyone who would respond or who was technically qualified to help. Their focus was on what could happen. It is important to remember that the NPRM never raised the issue of whether detectable warnings should be installed on rail platform edges, only the issue of when installation should be completed. Washington, DC 20590855-368-4200. Consistent with requirements of the ADA discussed above, persons who use canes or walkers and other standees with disabilities who cannot readily climb steps into a vehicle must be permitted to use lifts. The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is issuing a final rule that changes the mishandled-baggage data that air carriers are required to report, WebINABILITY TO OBTAIN. Other transit provider comments opposed all standee lift use on safety grounds. Providing reasonable accommodations is an interactive process where the employee and his or her manager need to participate to help achieve a successful accommodation. Four commenters-three disability community commenters and one manufacturer-said that there should be no equivalent facilitation available for detectable warning materials. Two commenters suggested that it would help matters if the standard language on the sign above the priority seats was reworded to say that other passengers were expected to move if a disabled person showed up and needed the space. Lift-off problems were reported in some stations (for example, one BART station had a high lift-off rate, of about a third of tiles after 18 months, while other BART stations had low lift-off rates in the 1-10 percent range.) A total of 434 commenters opposed the NPRM's proposal, asserting that the existing regulatory provision should be retained. _@b'^\481FqTK9jri0TO*5P5NUB19@u$.c[w(e- Reasonable accommodations are changes or modifications to a job or work environment that make it possible for an employee with a disability to perform the essential functions of that job. The Act defines a person with a disability to include (1) individuals with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life Even should the ultimate result of the Access Board's rulemaking process be to delete or modify the requirement for detectable warnings in other contexts, there would not be any inconsistency between the Access Board guidelines and DOT regulations, since the guidelines serve as minimum requirements that DOT may exceed in its standards. (Deletion or indefinite suspension, in any case, would appear to exceed the scope of the notice for this rulemaking.) Three transit agencies asked how to prioritize among different disabled passengers (e.g., ambulatory vs. non-ambulatory). [*63098]. DREDF also cited ADA legislative history favoring use of lifts by standees, the practices of some transit agencies which allow standees to use lifts, extra costs to paratransit systems if ridership on fixed route systems by standees were limited, and a general concern that ADA regulations' protections should not be weakened. One commenter said that, if the specifications were changed, existing models of fare vending systems had installed should be grandfathered, so that retrofit was not necessary. Five commenters (four transit agencies and a manufacturer) said that the purpose and design of fare vending machines were different enough from those of ATMs to warrant a different standard, at least with respect to some specifications. However, nothing in the study suggests that these problems appear insuperable; nor does the study suggest that a prolonged period of time (e.g., five years) is needed for rail operators to solve these problems. PAGE 1958 FR 63092, *63099covered by FTA [*63100] regulations concerning priority seating-would not apply. Consultation with these individuals and groups shall take place at all stages of the development of the request for equivalent facilitation. The second was the. PAGE 1158 FR 63092, *63096letter-writing campaign organized by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), whose comment is probably the most thorough and typical statement of the disability community's objections to the proposal. For work-related hardship license appeals, this means that you must provide a letter from your employer which explains your work hours and need for a license. 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