[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1472-1473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-306]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194


Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Electronic and 
Information Technology Accessibility Standards

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 a Telecommunications and Electronic and 
Information Technology Advisory Committee (Committee) to assist it in 
revising and updating accessibility guidelines for telecommunications 
products and accessibility standards for electronic and information 
technology. This notice announces the dates, time, and location of the 
third committee meeting, which will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for February 6-8, 2007 (beginning at 9 
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on February 6 and 7; and beginning at 9 a.m. 
on February 8 and ending at 3 p.m.). Notices of future meetings will be 
published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street (town hall meeting room), 
Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Creagan, Office of Technical 
and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-
1111. Telephone number: 202-272-0016 (Voice); 202-272-0082 (TTY). 
Electronic mail address: board.gov">creagan@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board organized the Telecommunications 
and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee to review 
its standards for electronic and information technology covered by 
section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and to provide recommendations on 
how they should be updated. The Committee will also address updating 
the Board's guidelines for telecommunications products covered by 
section 255 of the Telecommunications Act. The next meeting of the 
Committee will take place on February 6-8, 2007. A draft meeting agenda 
is provided below.
    Topics to be discussed on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.:
     Federal panel on section 508 exceptions
     Directed discussion on editorial work product of the 
committee
     Directed discussion on goals of the committee
     Presentation on methodology: Web Content Accessibility 
Guidelines and section 508 standards approaches
     Presentation on low vision and technology
     Public comment periods
    Topics to be discussed on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.:
     Break out sessions of selected subcommittees
     Subcommittee reports
     Presentation on cognition
     Directed discussion on themes
     Public comment periods
    Topics to be discussed on Thursday, February 8, 2007, 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m.:
     Assistive technology and information technology 
interoperability panel presentation and discussion
     Goals, future action items, timelines, and next steps
     Public comment periods
    Information about the Committee, including future meeting dates and

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information on subcommittees is available on the Access Board's website 
(http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm) or at a special 
website created for the Committee's work (http://teitac.org). The site 
includes a calendar for subcommittee meetings, e-mail distribution 
lists, and a ``Wiki'' (http://teitac.org/wiki/TEITAC_Wiki) which 
provides interactive online work space.
    Committee meetings are 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 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 
subcommittees that were formed at the first meeting. The Access Board 
believes that participation of this kind is very valuable to the 
advisory committee process.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Sign language interpreters, assistive listening systems, and real-time 
captioning will be provided. For the comfort of other participants, 
persons attending Committee meetings are requested to refrain from 
using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances. Due to security measures 
at the Transportation Security Administration, all attendees must 
notify Timothy Creagan (see contact information, above) by January 23, 
2007 of their intent to attend the meeting. Pre-registration is 
required for expeditious entry into the facility and will enable the 
Board to provide additional information as needed.

Lawrence Roffee,
Executive Director.
 [FR Doc. E7-306 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am]
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