36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)

Comment. The proposed rule applied requirements specifically to "new" elevators, including destination-oriented and LULA types, and to "existing" elevators. However, substantive differences between requirements for "new" and "existing" elevators applied only to standard elevators. Comments recommended that references to "new" be removed for consistency with the rest of the document.

Response. The Board has removed references to "new" in the requirements for elevators in sections 407 and 408 for consistency with the scoping of the guidelines. The requirements of these sections apply to existing elevators that are altered, consistent with the basic application of the guidelines. Provisions specific to "existing" elevators in section 407 address certain allowances permitted in the alteration of standard elevators.