[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30546-30547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14553]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191


Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of regulatory negotiation committee and 
first committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) has decided to establish a regulatory negotiation 
committee to develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for 
newly constructed and altered outdoor developed areas covered by the 
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. The 
regulatory negotiation committee will be comprised of organizations who 
represent the interests affected by the accessibility guidelines for 
outdoor developed areas. This notice also announces the times and 
location of the first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee.

DATES: The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee is 
scheduled for June 26 and 27, 1997 beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. The 
meeting will end at 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 1997 and at 4:00 p.m. on June 
27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee 
will be held at the offices of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 
18th Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20006.

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 disk) upon request. 
This document is also available on the Board's Internet Site (http://
www.access-board.gov/rules/outdoor.htm).


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 18, 1997, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a 
notice of intent to establish a regulatory negotiation committee to 
develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly 
constructed and altered outdoor developed areas covered by the 
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. 62 
FR 19084 (April 18, 1997). The notice identified the interests that are 
likely to be significantly affected by the accessibility guidelines: 
State and local governments; individuals with disabilities; designers; 
conservation groups; trails groups; and private sector camping 
facilities. The notice proposed a list of 19 organizations to represent 
these interests on the regulatory negotiation committee. Comments were 
requested on the proposal to establish the regulatory negotiation 
committee and the proposed committee membership.
    The comments supported the establishment of the regulatory 
negotiation committee. Six more organizations have been added to the 
regulatory negotiation committee in response to the comments. The 
following 25 organizations will comprise the regulatory negotiation 
committee:

American Association of Landscape Architects
American Camping Association
American Trails
Appalachian Trail Conference
Hawaii Commission on Persons with Disabilities
KOA (Kampgrounds of America), Inc.
National Association of State Park Directors
National Association of State Trail Administrators
National Center on Accessibility
National Council on Independent Living
National Parks and Conservation Association
National Recreation and Park Association
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of 
Public Lands
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Partners for Access to the Woods
Rails to Trails Conservancy
State of Washington, Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
TASH (The Association of Severely Handicapped)
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Whole Access

    The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee will be 
held in Washington, DC on June 26 and 27, 1997. The times and location 
of the meeting are listed at the beginning of this notice. 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 June 18, 
1997 by calling (202) 272-5434 extension 34 (voice) or (202) 272-5449 
(TTY).

    Dated: May 29, 1997.
Patrick D. Cannon,
Chair, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
[FR Doc. 97-14553 Filed 6-3-97; 8:45 am]
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