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Accessibility Standards for Universal Changing Stations
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on February 18, 2026. Comments closed on April 20, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) is issuing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin the process of establishing accessible design standards for universal changing tables and standards on the privacy, accessibility, and sanitation equipment of the room in which a universal changing table is located, pursuant to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The Access Board seeks public comment on its proposed approach to accessibility standards for these facilities to inform a future rulemaking establishing such standards.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-03199
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
- Published
- February 18, 2026
- Comments due
- April 20, 2026
- Dates
- Submit comments by April 20, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. ATBCB-2026-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3014-AA50
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 36 CFR 1196
- Pages
- 4
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