00-851. Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-851]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Passenger Vessel 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 assist it in 
developing a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly 
constructed and altered passenger vessels covered by the Americans with 
Disabilities Act. This document gives notice of the dates, times, and 
location of the next meeting of the Passenger Vessel Access Advisory 
Committee (committee).

DATES: The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for February 9 
through 11, 2000, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. each 
day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the 3rd floor training room at 
1331 F Street, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Beatty, Office of Technical and 
Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-
1111. Telephone number [phone] extension 119 (Voice); (202) 272-
5449 (TTY). E-mail address: [e-mail]. This document is 
available in alternate formats (cassette tape, Braille, large print, or 
computer disk) upon request. This document is also available on the 
Board's Internet Site at http://www.access-board.gov/notices/
pvaacmtg.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established a Passenger Vessel 
Access Advisory Committee (committee) to assist the Board in developing 
proposed accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered 
passenger vessels covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. 63 FR 
43136 (August 12, 1998). The committee is composed of owners and 
operators of various passenger vessels; persons who design passenger 
vessels; organizations representing individuals with disabilities; and 
other individuals affected by the Board's guidelines.
    The committee will meet on the dates and at the location announced 
in this notice. The meeting is open to the public. The facility is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require 
sign language interpreters or real-time captioning systems should 
contact Paul Beatty by February 1, 2000.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-851 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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