[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30546-30547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14553]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191
Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of regulatory negotiation committee and
first committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
(Access Board) has decided to establish a regulatory negotiation
committee to develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for
newly constructed and altered outdoor developed areas covered by the
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. The
regulatory negotiation committee will be comprised of organizations who
represent the interests affected by the accessibility guidelines for
outdoor developed areas. This notice also announces the times and
location of the first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee.
DATES: The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee is
scheduled for June 26 and 27, 1997 beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. The
meeting will end at 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 1997 and at 4:00 p.m. on June
27, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee
will be held at the offices of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801
18th Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Greenwell, 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 34 (Voice); (202)
272-5449 (TTY). 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 (http://
www.access-board.gov/rules/outdoor.htm).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 18, 1997, the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a
notice of intent to establish a regulatory negotiation committee to
develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly
constructed and altered outdoor developed areas covered by the
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. 62
FR 19084 (April 18, 1997). The notice identified the interests that are
likely to be significantly affected by the accessibility guidelines:
State and local governments; individuals with disabilities; designers;
conservation groups; trails groups; and private sector camping
facilities. The notice proposed a list of 19 organizations to represent
these interests on the regulatory negotiation committee. Comments were
requested on the proposal to establish the regulatory negotiation
committee and the proposed committee membership.
The comments supported the establishment of the regulatory
negotiation committee. Six more organizations have been added to the
regulatory negotiation committee in response to the comments. The
following 25 organizations will comprise the regulatory negotiation
committee:
American Association of Landscape Architects
American Camping Association
American Trails
Appalachian Trail Conference
Hawaii Commission on Persons with Disabilities
KOA (Kampgrounds of America), Inc.
National Association of State Park Directors
National Association of State Trail Administrators
National Center on Accessibility
National Council on Independent Living
National Parks and Conservation Association
National Recreation and Park Association
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of
Public Lands
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Partners for Access to the Woods
Rails to Trails Conservancy
State of Washington, Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
TASH (The Association of Severely Handicapped)
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Whole Access
The first meeting of the regulatory negotiation committee will be
held in Washington, DC on June 26 and 27, 1997. The times and location
of the meeting are listed at the beginning of this notice. The meeting
is open to the public. The meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. Individuals with hearing impairments who require
sign language interpreters should contact Peggy Greenwell by June 18,
1997 by calling (202) 272-5434 extension 34 (voice) or (202) 272-5449
(TTY).
Dated: May 29, 1997.
Patrick D. Cannon,
Chair, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
[FR Doc. 97-14553 Filed 6-3-97; 8:45 am]
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