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    How to File

    Filing a Petition with the Accessibility Advisory Board

    To file an application, please submit all of the following: 

    1. A copy of the Department's Accessibility Advisory Board Petition (UCC-1A)
    2. All the additional information requested on this form.
    3. A check or money order payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Click here for fee schedule. If applicable, a petitioner may request an expedited review. If the petitioner requests an expedited review, please check the “EXPEDITED REVIEW” box located at the top of the appropriate form. An expedited review will require an additional fee payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Complete applications requesting an expedited review will be reviewed by a plans reviewer within 7 days of receipt of the application and correct fee. If the reviewer feels the petition materials are sufficient, it will then be presented to and voted upon by the Accessibility Advisory Board at the next scheduled Accessibility Advisory Board meeting. Expedited review does not guarantee a project will go before the Accessibility Advisory Board in any particular month, it simply moves the project to the front of the line for preliminary review.
    4. One (1) set of assembled and bound drawings on paper sized at a minimum of 18 in. x 24 in. and drawn to an acceptable architectural scale (preferably ¼ in. = 1 ft.). No architectural seal is required on these plans.

    Failure to follow the directions on the form may result in your application being delayed and, if requested corrections are not made, dismissed.

    The completed application, other required information, your payment, and drawings should be mailed to:

    Accessibility Advisory Board
    Department of Labor & Industry
    651 Boas Street, Room 1600
    Harrisburg, PA 17121

    When the Board receives a petition, it is logged in, and the applicant is informed of the receipt of this petition. Applicants are also advised as to when the Board should be able to act upon the request. The Board endeavors to act upon complete submissions within 60 days. However, staff cannot give a guarantee as to when a project will go before the Board.

    If staff review determines that a submission is deficient (i.e., lacks drawings, required fee or other information), the contact of record provided on the application will be notified via email and/or telephone. If these items are not provided within ten (10) days, the petition will be considered abandoned and any payment provided will be returned to the applicant.

    The Board's reviewer will review properly completed petitions and determine if the Board can handle the request as a direct action or whether a personal hearing must be scheduled.

    Should a personal hearing be necessary, the applicant will be notified in writing of the date, time and location of the hearing. Otherwise, the petition will be presented to the Board for direct action at a regularly scheduled meeting.

    After the Board meets, it advises the Secretary of its recommendations. The Secretary's representative renders a decision on the petition. Letters are sent to the petitioner and, when the Department does not have UCC jurisdiction, to the municipality that has opted to administer and enforce the UCC.

    Until the Secretary’s representative signs the final determinations, no ruling information may be provided.  This usually occurs within two weeks after the meeting.