STATE COLLEGE, PA  Borough of State College  118 South Fraser Street
State College, PA  16801

August 4, 1993

Mr. Dan Vanchulis
Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20004-1111

Dear Mr. Vanchulis:

State College Borough has completed an ADA assessment of its 
facilities using Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS).   We 
chose these guidelines because State College receives Community 
Development Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, and we are required to comply with UFAS.

Proposed regulations for State and Local Government Facilities were 
issued on Monday, December 21, 1992. In those proposed regulations it 
was noted that the Department of Justice anticipated it would be 
amending its Title II regulations to adopt ADAAG as the accessibility 
standards for State and local government facilities after the Board 
supplements ADAAG.

I am concerned that if State College modifies its facilities to comply 
with UFAS standards, at a later date, we may be required to make 
changes again to comply with ADAAG. In addition, if we make 
modifications to comply with UFAS and during the construction the 
Department of Justice issues a Final Rule adopting ADAAG as the 
accessibility standard, we may be required to modify the plans in 
"midstream' to comply with ADAAG.

I would appreciate any guidance you could give in this matter. If you 
have any questions, please call me at (814) 234-7109.

Sincerely,

Lu Hoover
Planner

Mayor                                              (814)234-7100
 Arnold Addison                                    (814)234-3082 fax

Council President   Borough Council  
  R. Thomas Berner   Thomas E. Daubert   Felicia Lewis   William Welch, Jr.
                     Ruth K. Lavin       Jean W. McManis Jerry R. Wettstone
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