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PVAWorkingforYouCommentsonU.S.AccessBoadrulemakingonVesselConstuctionStandads20may2014FOGHORNHOwPvABENEFiTsYouByJenWilkDirectorPublicAffairsandDevelopmentContactEdSantaat1-800-739-1852santaesantaenergy.comwww.santabuckley.comOeringALLGradesofMarineFuelValvTectMarineFuelAdditivesDocksideDeliveries24-HRServiceServingAllNewEnglandPortsCoastGuardCertiedFellowPVAMemberAfuelprovideryoucanrelyonServingtheNortheastforover70yearsoneftheareasimpactinpassenervesselperatrsiscmpliancewiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesActADAandhwtbestservetheircustmerswithdisabilities.PVAhasbeenmnitrinthisandwrkinalnsideurreulatrsverthe10yearsthattheyhavebeenim-plementinthislawemphasizintheuniquechallenesfapplyinland-basedreulatinstpassenervesselsnthewaterways.TherearecurrentlystandardsfrservincustmerswithdisabilitiesandPVAcmpaniesdtheirbesttmaketheexperiencenbardthemstenjyableexperiencepssiblefrallcustmers.ThereareminimumrequirementsthatarecurrentlyineffectfrpassenervesselperatrstcmplywiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct.In2010theDepartmentfTransprtatinandtheDepartmentfJusticeissuedfinalrulesncustmerservicestandards.FranupdatentheserulesPVAhastwcmplianceuidesavailable.Thesetlsprvideyuwithacmprehen-sivebreakdwnfthelawandhwitappliestyurbusiness.ThesecmpliancemanualsareabenefittPVAmembersnlyandcanbelcatednthePVAwebsiteunderthememberlinmemberresurcedwnladarea.EarlierthisyearPVAsubmittedwrittencmmentsntheU.S.AccessBardsprpsedPassenerVesselAccessibilityguidelines.Thisrulewhennalizedandenforceablewillvernthefuturecnstructinflarercmmercialpassenervesselstenhanceaccessibilitybyindividu-alswithdisabilities.LargerVesselsAscurrentlyprpsedtheuide-lineswuldapplyt1anvernihtcruisevesselwithaccmmdatinsfrmrethan49passeners2aferryvesselauthrizedtcarrymrethan99passenersand3anytherpassenervesselauthrizedtcarrymrethan150passeners.WhyisthisimprtanttsmallervesselsEventuallytheAccessBardwillprpserulesfrvesselssmallerinsizethanthsearticulatedhere.PVAwantstmnitrthisrulinkeepinaneyeutfrtrendsandt