[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 03-10038]


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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 May 4, 2003 
(beginning at 2 p.m. and ending at 5 p.m.), May 5, 2003 (beginning at 9 
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.) and May 6, 2003 (beginning at 9 a.m. and 
ending at 12 noon).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Great Lakes Disability and 
Business Technical Assistance Center, University of Illinois/Chicago, 
Department on Disability & Human Development, Room 168, 1640 West 
Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Thibault, 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) 272-0023 (Voice); (202) 272-0082 
(TTY). E-mail board.gov">thibault@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 
http://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 June meeting, the technical assistance subcommittee 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 participate on subcommittees of the Committee. 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 Lois Thibault by April 29, 2003. 
Notices of future meetings will be published in the Federal Register.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 03-10038 Filed 4-22-03; 8:45 am]
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