[Federal Register: January 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 9)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 February 10, 2005
(beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.) and February 11, 2005
(beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m.).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel,
122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Stewart, Office of General
Counsel, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone
number (202) 272-0042 (Voice); (202) 272-0082 (TTY). E-mail
stewart@access-board.gov. This document is available in alternate
formats (cassette tape, Braille, large 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. Minutes of the
November meeting may be found on the Access Board Web site at http://www.access-board.gov/caac/minutes-nov04.htm.
At the February meeting of
the Committee, members will tour several courthouses in the Phoenix, AZ
area. The members will then continue to address issues both as a full
Committee and in subcommittees.
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 Elizabeth Stewart by
January 27, 2005. Notices of future meetings will be published in the
Federal Register.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 05-698 Filed 1-12-05; 8:45 am]
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