[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 163 (Thursday, August 23, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48252-48253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16635]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194

RIN 3014-AA22


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 September 4-6, 2007 (beginning at 9 
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on each day).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation. 
All attendees should 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 revising and updating 
accessibility guidelines for telecommunications products and 
accessibility standards for electronic and information technology. The 
next meeting of the Committee will take place on September 4-6, 2007.
    On September 4, there will be panel discussions in the morning 
focusing on feedback on the Committee's current draft provisions. 
Following the panel presentations there will be an open discussion. 
After the panel presentations and open discussion are completed, the 
remainder of the meeting on September 4 and the meetings on September 5 
and 6 will focus on discussion of outstanding issues 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

    The full agenda along with information about the Committee, 
including future meeting dates, is available at the Access Board's Web 
site (http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm) or at a 
special Web site created for the Committee's work (http://teitac.org).
    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 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

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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 August 27, 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. E7-16635 Filed 8-22-07; 8:45 am]
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