80 FR 15179 - Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 55 (March 23, 2015)

On May 23, 2013, we, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), established the Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee (Committee) to advise us on revising and updating our accessibility guidelines issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act for transportation vehicles that operate on fixed guideway systems (e.g., rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, intercity rail, and high speed rail). The Committee will hold its sixth meeting on the following dates and times.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15179-15180]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06505]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Part 1192

[Docket No. ATBCB-2013-0001]
RIN 3014-AA42


Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: On May 23, 2013, we, the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), established the Rail Vehicles 
Access Advisory Committee (Committee) to advise us on revising and 
updating our accessibility guidelines issued pursuant to the Americans 
with Disabilities Act for transportation vehicles that operate on fixed 
guideway systems (e.g., rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, 
intercity rail, and high speed rail). The Committee will hold its sixth 
meeting on the following dates and times.

DATES: The Committee will meet on April 23, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and on April 24, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Access Board Conference 
Room, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Call-in 
information and a communication access real-time translation (CART) web 
streaming link will be posted on the Access Board's Rail Vehicles 
Access Advisory Committee Web site page at www.access-board.gov/rvaac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Beatty, Office of Technical and 
Information Services, Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, 
Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone number (202) 272-0012 (Voice); 
(202) 272-0072 (TTY). Electronic mail address: board.gov">rvaac@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 23, 2013, we published a notice 
announcing that we were establishing a Rail Vehicles Access Advisory 
Committee (Committee) to make recommendations to us on matters 
associated with revising and updating our accessibility guidelines 
issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act for 
transportation vehicles that operate on fixed guideway systems (e.g., 
rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, intercity rail, and high speed 
rail). See 78 FR 30828 (May 23, 2013).
    The Committee will hold its sixth meeting on April 23, 2015, from 
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on April 24, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 
p.m. The preliminary agenda for the April meeting includes deliberation 
of committee member concerns pertaining to the accessibility of rail 
vehicles and consideration of process-related matters. The preliminary 
meeting agenda, along with information about the Committee, is 
available on our Web site at www.access-board.gov/rvaac.
    The Committee meeting will be open to the public and interested 
persons can attend the meetings and communicate their views. Members of 
the public will have opportunities to address the Committee on issues 
of interest to them during a public comment period scheduled each day. 
The meetings will be accessible to persons with disabilities. An 
assistive listening system, communication access real-time translation 
(CART), and sign language interpreters will be provided. Persons 
attending the meetings are requested to refrain from using perfume, 
cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants 
(see www.access-board.gov/the-board/policies/fragrance-free-environment 
for more information).
    Persons wishing to provide handouts or other written information to 
the Committee are requested to provide electronic formats to Paul 
Beatty via email at least five business days prior to

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the meetings so that alternate formats can be distributed to Committee 
members.

David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-06505 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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