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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

14.407: Architectural Barriers Act Enforcement

Popular Name: (Section 502) Architectural Barriers Act

Objectives: To provide that facilities financed, constructed, altered or leased by the Federal government with specific design standards shall be accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

14.407 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any individual feeling aggrieved because architectural barriers deny him or her ready access to and use of a building because of a disability may file a complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Aggrieved individuals.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

14.407 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Complaints may be sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Award Procedure: None.

Deadlines: Response to the Board is due within 45 days. Actions required to turn a project into compliance must be completed within 30 days.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: About six months.

Appeals: None.

Renewals: None.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

14.407 RELATED PROGRAMS:

14.400 Equal Opportunity in Housing.

14.407 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

During fiscal year 1999, the Department responded to about 6 complaints received from the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

14.407 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Type of Assistance: Investigation of Complaints.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) Not separately identifiable.

Budget Account Number: 86-0143-0-1-999.

Authorization: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, Section 502, as amended.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 24 CFR Parts 40 and 41.

14.407 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Cheryl Kent, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5240, Washington, DC 20410. Phone: (202) 708-2333, ext. 7058.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.407 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: None.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Pertains to all HUD Programs which are leased for occupancy by the Department or which are designed, built or altered with certain Federal funds (e.g., low income public housing).

14.407 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: None.

Records: None.