[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35862-35863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9903]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Courthouse 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) has established an advisory committee to advise the 
Board on issues related to the accessibility of courthouses covered by 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Architectural 
Barriers Act of 1968. The Courthouse Access Advisory Committee 
(Committee) includes organizations with an interest in courthouse 
accessibility. This notice announces the date, times and location of 
the next Committee meeting, which will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting of the Committee is scheduled for July 20, 2006 
(beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.) and July 21, 2006 (beginning 
at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 
24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Yanchulis, 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) 272-0026 (Voice); (202) 272-0082 (TTY). E-
mail board.gov">yanchulis@access-board.gov. This document is available in 
alternate formats (cassette tape, Braille, large

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print, or computer disk). This document is also available on the 
Board's Internet site (http://www.access-board.gov/caac/meeting.htm).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2004, as part of the outreach efforts on 
courthouse accessibility, the Access Board established a Federal 
advisory committee to advise the Access Board on issues related to the 
accessibility of courthouses, particularly courtrooms, including best 
practices, design solutions, promotion of accessible features, 
educational opportunities, and the gathering of information on existing 
barriers, practices, recommendations, and guidelines. On October 12, 
2004, the Access Board published a notice appointing 31 members to the 
Courthouse Access Advisory Committee. 69 FR 60608 (October 12, 2004). 
Members of the Committee include designers and architects, disability 
groups, members of the judiciary, court administrators, representatives 
of the codes community and standard-setting entities, government 
agencies, and others with an interest in the issues to be explored. The 
Committee held its initial meeting on November 4 and 5, 2004. Members 
discussed the current requirements for accessibility, committee goals 
and objectives, and the establishment of subcommittees. The Committee 
established three subcommittees: Education, Courtrooms and Courthouses 
(areas unique to courthouses other than courtrooms).
    The Committee has held quarterly meetings in the following cities: 
Phoenix (February 2005), Washington, DC (May 2005), Chicago (August 
2005), San Francisco (November 2005), Washington, DC (February 2006), 
and Miami (May 2006). At each of these meetings, Committee members 
toured area courthouses and held full Committee and subcommittee 
sessions. At the next meeting in Boston, members will continue to 
address issues in meetings of the full Committee and of each of the 
subcommittees. Meeting minutes and other information about the 
Committee are available on the Access Board's website at http://www.access-board.gov/caac/index.htm.
    Committee meetings are 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 public comment periods 
scheduled on each day of the meeting. Members of groups or individuals 
who are not members of the Committee are invited to participate on the 
subcommittees. The Access Board believes that participation of this 
kind can be very valuable for the advisory committee process.
    The meeting will be held at a site accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Real-time captioning will be provided. Individuals who 
require sign language interpreters should contact David Yanchulis by 
June 30, 2006. Persons attending Committee meetings are requested to 
refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances for the 
comfort of other participants. Notices of future meetings will be 
published in the Federal Register.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director, Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board.
[FR Doc. E6-9903 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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