36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas - Preamble
Costs
The regulatory assessment compares the final rule to the guidelines and standards used by federal agencies for the design of outdoor developed areas without regard to accessibility to determine whether the final rule would result in additional costs. The regulatory assessment shows that the final rule would not result in additional costs for camping facilities and picnic facilities. The regulatory assessment shows that the final rule would result in additional costs for viewing areas, trails, and beach access routes as shown in Table 4.
| Table 4. Additional Costs Due to Final Rule | |
| Viewing Areas | $2,176 for dual base binocular scopes and $3,380 for a dual base telescopes, if viewing scopes provided at viewing areas |
| Trails | $40,655 per trail mile, if trail would not otherwise meet the technical requirements and the exceptions to the technical requirements do not apply to the trail |
| Beach Access Routes | $4,497 to $6,530 to purchase roll-out mats for beach access routes, if parking areas, toilet facilities, bathing facilities, and circulation paths serving beaches are constructed or altered or beach nourishment project is undertaken |
We estimate the federal agencies would incur $1.2 million additional annual costs due to the final rule for viewing areas, trails, and beach access routes as shown in Table 5.
| Table 5. Additional Annual Costs for Federal Agencies | ||
| Facility | Total Annual Costs | Assumptions |
| Viewing Areas | $241,971 | Fish and Wildlife Service provides a viewing scope over five years at 556 wildlife refuges to enhance visitor experiences. |
| Trails | $617,956 | Federal agencies construct 15.2 trail miles per year covered by the scoping requirements in F247 that would not otherwise meet the technical requirements for trails in 1017 and the exceptions in 1017 do not apply to the trails. |
| Beach Access Routes | $344,6621 | Federal agencies provide beach access routes at 1,025 beaches over 20 years as parking areas, restrooms, shower facilities, and circulation paths serving the beaches are altered or replaced with new facilities. |
| 1. Estimate is based on higher cost for roll-out mats. | ||
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