Federal Register: April 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 78)

DOCID: FR Doc 03-10038

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Meetings:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

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).

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established a Public RightsofWay Access Advisory Committee (Committee) to assist the Board in developing a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered public rightsofway 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 subcommittee of that Committee, which will be open to the public.

SUMMARY:

Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

On October 20, 1999, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a notice appointing members to a Public RightsofWay 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 rightsofway 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 rightsofway.

On January 10, 2001, the Committee presented its recommendations on accessible public rightsofway in a report entitled ``Building a True Community''. The report is available on the Access Board's Web site at http://www.accessboard.gov or can be ordered by calling the Access Board at (800) 8722253 (voice) or (800) 9932822 (TTY).

At its June meeting, the technical assistance subcommittee will continue to address the development and format of technical assistance materials relating to public rightsofway. The subcommittee 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 rightsofway are issued in the Federal Register by the Access Board.

Individuals who require sign language interpreters or realtime 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.
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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, 200041111. Telephone number (202) 2720023 (Voice); (202) 2720082 (TTY). Email thibault@accessboard.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.accessboard.gov/prowmtg.htm).