[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33045-33046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15602]
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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 July 21
through 23, 1999, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m. each
day, except the 21st when the meeting will end at 5:30 p.m. Optional
vessel tours are scheduled for July 20 and 24th.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the South Auditorium (4th level,
2nd Avenue Entrance) of the Henry Jackson Federal Building, 2nd Avenue
and Madison Street, Seattle, Washington.
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 (202) 272-5434 extension 19 (Voice); (202) 272-
5449 (TTY). E-mail address: pvaac@access-board.gov. 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 July 9, 1999.
Optional Vessel Tours
In addition to the meeting, optional vessel tours are planned for
the committee on July 20 in Seattle and July 24 in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The tours are open to the public on a first-come-
first-served basis. In some cases, a fare is charged to ride the
vessel. The degree of access varies between vessels. Individuals
desiring to participate in the July 24th tour must contact Paul Beatty
by July 7, 1999, to be listed on the security access list. For further
information on these tours, please contact Paul Beatty.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-15602 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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