[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23369]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) gives notice of the dates, times, and location of the 
first meeting of the Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee 
(Committee).

DATES: The first meeting of the Committee is scheduled for September 24 
and 25, 1998, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Smithsonian Institution's 
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, DC in Room 3111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Beatty, 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 19 (Voice); (202) 
272-5449 (TTY). E-mail [email protected]. 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 at http://www.access-board.gov/notices/
pvaacmtg.htm).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established a Passenger Vessel 
Access Advisory Committee (Committee) to assist the Board in developing 
proposed accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered 
passenger vessels covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. 63 FR 
43136 (August 12, 1998). The Committee is composed of owners and 
operators of various passenger vessels; persons who design passenger 
vessels; organizations representing individuals with disabilities; and 
other individuals affected by these guidelines.
    The Committee will meet on the dates and at the location announced 
in this notice. The meetings are open to the public. The facility is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign language 
interpreters, assistive listening systems and real-time captioning will 
be provided. Persons attending the meetings are strongly encouraged to 
use public transportation since parking is extremely limited. The 
Smithsonian Metro Station is located two blocks from the meeting site. 
Decisions with respect to future meetings will be made at the first 
meeting and from time to time thereafter. Notices of future meetings 
will be published in the Federal Register.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-23369 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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