Rulemaking docket for Minnesota Rules Chapter 1341

Accessibility for Buildings and Facilities

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry requests comments on its possible amendment to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1341, "Accessibility for Buildings and Facilities." The department is considering rule amendments that incorporate by reference chapter 11 of the 2018 edition of the International Building Code with amendments and section 305 of the 2018 edition of the International Existing Building Code with amendments. The department is also considering any other amendments necessary to administer and enforce the Minnesota Accessibility Code.

Published notices and comment periods

• View the Notice of Adoption that was published in the State Register on Nov. 4, 2019.

• View the Request for Comments, which was published in the State Register on Aug. 27, 2018.

• A Dual Notice was published in the State Register on July 29, 2019.

Availability of rule draft(s) and statement of need and reasonableness

• View Minnesota Rules, chapter 1341, as adopted.

• View the draft of the rules.

• View the Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR).

Requests for hearing; date and place of hearing

The department did not receive any requests for hearing by the end of the comment period on Aug. 28, 2019. The hearing scheduled for Oct. 4, 2019, has been cancelled.

ALJ reports

To be determined.

Orders

• View the order issued Oct. 7, 2019, by Administrative Law Judge LauraSue Schlatter, which approves the proposed rules.

• Order on Request to Omit from the Notice the Text of Proposed Rules

Timetable/status of the rule proceeding; agency determinations

• This is a completed rulemaking.

• The Order Adopting Rules was signed Oct. 9, 2019.

Date the rule was filed with Secretary of State and the effective date of the rule as adopted

• The rule was filed with the Secretary of State on Oct. 11, 2019.

• The effective date of the rule as adopted is March 31, 2020.

Written comments, questions and requests

Contact person for procedural questions and to submit comments:  

Amanda Spuckler
Email:  dli.rules@state.mn.us
Phone:  651-284-5006
Fax:  651-284-5749

Contact the person above for additional information about the planned rule, to receive rule notices, to receive rule drafts if available, to provide comments, or to view comments or requests for hearing that have been submitted.

Comments and questions may also be submitted by U.S. mail, to the contact person listed above, at:  Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN  55155.

Comments received after 4:30 p.m. will be considered received on the next state business day the Department of Labor and Industry is open.