[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1246]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Public Rights-of-Way 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) established a Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory 
Committee (Committee) to assist the Board in developing a proposed rule 
on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered public 
rights-of-way covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. This document announces the 
dates of the next meeting, which will be open to the public.

DATES:  The second meeting of the Committee is scheduled for February 
9-11, 2000, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held in the Dewitt C. Greer State 
Highway Building (Main Office), 125 East Eleventh Street, Austin, TX 
78701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Scott Windley, 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 125 (Voice); (202) 272-
5449 (TTY). E-mail board.gov">windley@access-board.gov. This document is available 
in alternate formats (cassette tape, Braille, large print, or ASCII 
disk) upon request. This document is also available on the Board's 
Internet Site (http://www.access-board.gov/notices/prowacmtg.htm).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On October 20, 1999, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a 
notice appointing members to a Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory 
Committee (Committee) to provide recommendations for developing a 
proposed rule addressing accessibility guidelines for newly constructed 
and altered public rights-of-way covered by the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. 64 
FR 56482 (October 20, 1999).
    Committee meetings will be open to the public and interested 
persons can attend the meetings and communicate their views. Members of 
the public will have an opportunity to address the Committee on issues 
of interest to them and the Committee. Members of groups or individuals 
who are not members of the Committee may also have the opportunity to 
participate with subcommittees of the Committee. Additionally, all 
interested persons will have the opportunity to comment when the 
proposed accessibility guidelines for public rights-of-way are issued 
in the Federal Register by the Access Board.
    The committee will meet on the dates and at the location announced 
in this notice. The meeting is open to the public. The facility is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require 
sign language interpreters or real-time captioning systems should 
contact Scott Windley by January 28, 2000. Notices of future meetings 
will be published in the Federal Register.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-1246 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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