[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36401-36402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12811]


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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 
next committee meeting.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for July 16-18, 2007 (beginning at 9 
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. each day).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation. 
Report to the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230, to pick up security passes and then report to 4121 
Wilson Boulevard, Stafford Place II, Room 555, Arlington, VA 22230 for 
the meeting.

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 Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established the 
Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory 
Committee (Committee) to assist it in

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revising and updating accessibility guidelines for telecommunications 
products and accessibility standards for electronic and information 
technology. The next committee meeting will take place on July 16-18, 
2007. The meeting will focus on reports and discussion of 
recommendations from the following subcommittees:
     Software, Web, and Content
     General Interface Requirements and Functional Performance 
Criteria
     Computer Hardware
     Subpart A
     Documentation and Technical Support
     Telecommunications
     Audio/Visual
     Self Contained, Closed Products
     Editorial Working Group
    The meeting will also discuss the status of the committee's work to 
date and when a final report may be ready for presentation to the 
Access Board. The full agenda for the July 16-18, 2007 meeting is 
available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/agenda.htm. 
Notices of future meetings will be published in the Federal Register.
    Information about the committee, including future meeting dates is 
available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm or at 
a special Web site 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; participation of this kind is very valuable to the 
advisory committee process.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Sign language interpreters, an assistive listening system, 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 National Science Foundation, all attendees 
must notify the Access Board's receptionist at 202-272-0007 or 
board.gov">receptionist@access-board.gov by July 11, 2007 of their intent to 
attend the meeting. This notification is required for expeditious entry 
into the facility and will enable the Access Board to provide 
additional information as needed.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
 [FR Doc. E7-12811 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am]
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