[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6028]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191


Accessibility Guidelines for Play Facilities; Notice of Meeting 
of Regulatory Negotiation Committee

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) has established a regulatory negotiation committee to 
develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly 
constructed and altered play facilities covered by the Americans with 
Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. This document 
announces the dates, times, and location of the next meeting of the 
committee, which is open to the public.

DATES: The committee will meet on: Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, April 3, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 
April 4, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The committee will meet at the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway (North Tower), Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Greenwell, Office of Technical 
and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC, 
20004-1111. Telephone number (202) 272-5434 extension 34 (Voice); (202) 
272-5449 (TTY). This document is available in alternate formats 
(cassette tape, braille, large print, or computer disc) upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In February 1996, the Access Board 
established a regulatory negotiation committee to develop a proposed 
rule on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered play 
facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 
Architectural Barriers Act. (61 FR 5723, February 14, 1996.) The 
committee will hold its next meeting on the dates and at the location 
announced above. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals with hearing 
impairments who require sign language interpreters should contact Peggy 
Greenwell by March 24, 1997, by calling (202) 272-5434 extension 34 
(voice) or (202) 272-5449 (TTY).

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-6028 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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