[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58984-58985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25330]


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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 
next meeting of the committee, which will be open to the public.

DATES: The fifth meeting of the committee is scheduled for October 18, 
through 20, 2000, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each 
day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tysons Corner Marriott, 8028 
Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia 22182.

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/news/prowmtg.htm).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 20, 1999, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a 
notice appointing members to a Pubic 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 during the public comment period 
at the end of each meeting day. 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.
    Individuals who require sign language interpreters or real-time 
captioning systems should contact Scott Windley by October 10, 2000. 
Notice of the future meetings will be published in the Federal 
Register.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-25330 Filed 10-2-00; 8:45 am]
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