Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Individuals With Disabilities

This final rule amends Appendix C to the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503). Appendix C contains procedures that Government contractors may use to review their personnel processes to ensure that the processes are fair to disabled applicants and employees. The existing Appendix recommends that contractors attach or include a description of accommodations considered or used for special disabled veterans to application forms or personnel records. As amended, the Appendix recommends that the description of accommodations be maintained in separate confidential medical files. The amendments make Appendix C to the Rehabilitation Act rules consistent with Appendix C to OFCCP's rules implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, which also are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.