**(a) Issuance of guidelines** Not later than 9 months after July 26, 1990, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall issue minimum guidelines that shall supplement the existing Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design for purposes of subchapters II and III of this chapter.
**(b) Contents of guidelines** The supplemental guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall establish additional requirements, consistent with this chapter, to ensure that buildings, facilities, rail passenger cars, and vehicles are accessible, in terms of architecture and design, transportation, and communication, to individuals with disabilities.
**(c) Qualified historic properties**
(1) **In general** — The supplemental guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall include procedures and requirements for alterations that will threaten or destroy the historic significance of qualified historic buildings and facilities as defined in 4.1.7(1)(a) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
(2) **Sites eligible for listing in National Register** — With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under division A of subtitle III of title 54, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, maintain the procedures and requirements established in 4.1.7(1) and (2) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
(3) **Other sites** — With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities designated as historic under State or local law, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall establish procedures equivalent to those established by 4.1.7(1)(b) and (c) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and shall require, at a minimum, compliance with the requir
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**(a) Issuance of guidelines** Not later than 9 months after July 26, 1990, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall issue minimum guidelines that shall supplement the existing Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design for purposes of subchapters II and III of this chapter.
**(b) Contents of guidelines** The supplemental guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall establish additional requirements, consistent with this chapter, to ensure that buildings, facilities, rail passenger cars, and vehicles are accessible, in terms of architecture and design, transportation, and communication, to individuals with disabilities.
**(c) Qualified historic properties**
(1) **In general** — The supplemental guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall include procedures and requirements for alterations that will threaten or destroy the historic significance of qualified historic buildings and facilities as defined in 4.1.7(1)(a) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
(2) **Sites eligible for listing in National Register** — With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under division A of subtitle III of title 54, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, maintain the procedures and requirements established in 4.1.7(1) and (2) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
(3) **Other sites** — With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities designated as historic under State or local law, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall establish procedures equivalent to those established by 4.1.7(1)(b) and (c) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and shall require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements established in 4.1.7(2) of such standards.
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§ 12206. Technical assistance
(a) Plan for assistance
(1) In general
Not later than 180 days after July 26, 1990,
the Attorney General, in consultation with
the Chair of the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, the Chair of the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
and the Chairman of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, shall develop a plan to as-
sist entities covered under this chapter, and
other Federal agencies, in understanding the
responsibility of such entities and agencies
under this chapter.
(2) Publication of plan
The Attorney General shall publish the plan
referred to in paragraph (1) for public com-
ment in accordance with subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly known as the
Administrative Procedure Act).
(b) Agency and public assistance
The Attorney General may obtain the assist-
ance of other Federal agencies in carrying out
subsection (a), including the National Council
on Disability, the President’s Committee on
Employment of People with Disabilities, the
Small Business Administration, and the Depart-
ment of Commerce.
(c) Implementation
(1) Rendering assistance
Each Federal agency that has responsibility
under paragraph (2) for implementing this
chapter may render technical assistance to in-
dividuals and institutions that have rights or
duties under the respective subchapter or sub-
chapters of this chapter for which such agency
has responsibility.
(2) Implementation of subchapters
(A) Subchapter I
The Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission and the Attorney General shall im-
plement the plan for assistance developed
under subsection (a), for subchapter I.
(B) Subchapter II
(i) Part A
The Attorney General shall implement
such plan for assi