[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4943-4944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2520]


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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 technical assistance sub-committee of that 
Committee, which will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of the sub-committee is scheduled for February 20 
and 21, 2002, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott City Center Hotel, 
520 Southwest Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97205.

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/prowmtg.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). 64 FR 56482 (October 20, 1999). The objectives 
of the Committee include providing 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, 
recommendations regarding technical assistance issues, and guidance for 
best practices for alterations in the public rights-of-way.
    On January 10, 2001, the Committee presented its recommendations on 
accessible public rights-of-way in a report entitled ``Building a True 
Community''. The report is available on the Access Board's Web site at 
www.access-board.gov or can be ordered by calling the Access Board at 
(800) 872-2253 (voice) or (800) 993-2822 (TTY).
    At its February meeting, the technical assistance sub-committee 
will continue to address the development and format of technical 
assistance materials relating to public rights-of-way. The sub-
committee meeting will be open to the public and interested persons can 
attend the meeting and communicate their views. Members of the public 
will have an opportunity to address the sub-committee on issues of 
interest to them and the sub-committee during the public comment period 
at the beginning of each meeting day. Members of the public may 
participate on 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 February 12, 2002. 
Notices of future

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meetings will be published in the Federal Register.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-2520 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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