Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description

The Final RA uses a 15-year time frame for the cost analysis, which is a time frame similar to that used in the Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Final Revised Regulations Implementing Titles II and III of the ADA (Sept. 15, 2010).  This time frame is the Department’s current best estimate of the impact of this rule before it is replaced by a revised regulation.  For the purposes of this cost analysis, the Final RA assumes that all movie theaters in the industry exhibiting digital movies will fully comply with the requirements of this rule even though some movie theaters may not comply because full compliance would constitute an undue burden or a fundamental alteration.  The results of the cost estimation are presented with 7- and 3- percent discount rates, with costs discounted to the year 2015.  The first year of the analysis is 2016, and costs are projected through 2030.