28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Submission of Comments and Posting of Public Comments

You may submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov.  When submitting comments electronically, you must include DOJ-CRT-126 in the search field, and you must include your full name and address.  Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption and should be free of any defects or viruses.

Please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record and made available for public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov/.  Submission postings will include any personal identifying information (such as your name and address) included in the text of your comment.  If you include personal identifying information (such as your name and address), in the text of your comment but do not want it to be posted online, you must include the phrase “PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION” in the first paragraph of your comment.  You must also identify all the personal identifying information you want redacted.  Similarly, if you submit confidential business information as part of your comment but do not want it to be posted online, you must include the phrase “CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION” in the first paragraph of your comment.  You must also prominently identify confidential business information to be redacted within the comment.  If a comment has so much confidential business information that it cannot be effectively redacted, all or part of that comment may not be posted on http://www.regulations.gov/.

Relationship to Other Laws

The Department of Justice regulation implementing title III, 28 CFR 36.103, provides that except as otherwise provided in part 36, that part shall not be construed to apply a lesser standard than the standards applied under title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) or the regulations issued by Federal agencies pursuant to that title.  See § 36.103(a).  In addition, the title III regulation provides that part 36 does not affect the obligations of a recipient of Federal financial assistance to comply with the requirements of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and any implementing regulations issued by Federal agencies.  See § 36.103(b).  Finally, part 36 does not invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures of any other Federal, State, or local laws (including State common law) that provide greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals with disabilities or individuals associated with them.  See § 36.103(c).

These provisions remain unchanged. Compliance with the Department’s title II and title III regulations does not ensure compliance with other Federal statutes.