[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71613-71614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24506]


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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, times, and location of two 
upcoming committee meetings, one of which will be a conference call and 
the other will be an in-person meeting.

DATES: The conference call is scheduled for January 2, 2008 (beginning 
at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Eastern time). The in-person meeting 
will take place on January 7-9, 2008 (beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending 
at 6 p.m. each day).

ADDRESSES: Individuals can participate in the conference call on 
January 2, 2008 by dialing the teleconference numbers which will be 
posted on the Access Board's Web site at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm. The in-person meeting on January 7-9, 2008 
will be held at the National Science Foundation. All attendees should 
go to 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230 to pick up security 
passes and then go to 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Stafford Place II,

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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 committee meetings will focus on outstanding issues which have not 
yet been resolved. The agendas, instructions (including information on 
captioning), and dial in telephone numbers for the in-person meeting, 
as well as for the conference call are available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm. Notices of future meetings will be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The committee may cancel the conference call before it is scheduled 
to take place depending on the needs of the committee and its progress 
in discussing and resolving outstanding issues. If the conference call 
is canceled, a notice will be posted at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm. The conference call is open to the public and 
interested persons can dial in and communicate their views during 
public comment periods scheduled during the conference call. 
Participants may call in from any location of their choosing.
    The in-person meeting on January 7-9, 2008 is open to the public 
and interested persons can attend the meeting and communicate their 
views during public comment periods scheduled on each day of the 
meeting. The in-person 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 December 21, 2007 of their intent to 
attend the in-person 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. E7-24506 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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