[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14950]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
36 CFR Part 1195
[Docket No. 2004-1]
RIN 3014-AA11
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines
for Passenger Vessels; Informational 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) will hold two informational meetings. The meetings will
assist the Access Board in developing accessibility guidelines under
the Americans with Disabilities Act for passenger vessels.
Specifically, the meetings will focus on possible approaches and
methodologies for the regulatory assessment and regulatory flexibility
act analysis, the baselines for determining costs, the identification
of major and minor cost impacts, estimated unit costs (where feasible),
development of aggregate annual industry costs, and benefits generated
by the guidelines. The first meeting will focus only on large cruise
ships and will be held at the date and location noted below. Other
passenger vessels subject to the guidelines will be addressed in a
similar meeting that has not yet been scheduled.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Registration by attendees is requested to be received by July 31,
2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Access Board's offices, 1331
F Street, NW., Suite 1000, 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 (202) 272-0012 (Voice); (202) 272-0082 (TTY).
These are not toll-free numbers. E-mail address: board.gov">pvag@access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 7, 2006, the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) made available
for public comment a revised draft of the accessibility guidelines for
passenger vessels (70 FR 38563; July 7, 2006). In addition to receiving
comment, the Board used the provisions in the revised draft to conduct
10 passenger vessel case studies to help determine the cost impacts of
the provisions on newly constructed passenger vessels. From comments
received on the 2006 draft and draft case study results, changes were
made to the 2006 draft (and the case studies were revised to reflect
current provisions). To complete development of a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) regarding passenger vessel accessibility guidelines,
the Board needs to complete its regulatory assessment and regulatory
flexibility act analysis.
Two information meetings are planned to assist the Board in
completing these activities. The meetings will focus on possible
approaches and methodologies for the regulatory assessment and
regulatory flexibility act analysis, the baselines for determining
costs, the identification of major and minor cost impacts, estimated
unit costs (where feasible), development of aggregate annual industry
costs, and benefits generated by the guidelines.
The meeting on August 11, 2008, will focus on large cruise ships.
Other passenger vessels subject to the guidelines will be addressed in
a similar meeting that has not yet been scheduled but will be announced
in the Federal Register. To support the August 11 meeting and future
second meeting, the Board has placed in its docket and on its Web site
(http://www.access-board.gov/pvaac/index.htm) a 2008 draft of the
guidelines, current drafts of the 10 vessel case studies, a preliminary
agenda for the August 11 meeting, and other related material.
The August 11 meeting is open to the public. Interested persons are
requested to register by e-mail at board.gov">pvag@access-board.gov by July 31,
2008, for space planning purposes. The Board is not accepting comment
on the content of the 2008 draft, and is only making it available to
support the meetings. When the NPRM is published, the Board will then
solicit comments on the guidelines at that time. However, comments
which identify provisions that trigger major costs and include the
applicable costs will be accepted.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Sign language interpreters, an assistive listening system, and computer
assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided. Persons
attending the meeting are requested to refrain from using perfume,
cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E8-14950 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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