[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6080-6081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1894]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191

RIN 3014-AA22


Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee

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 an advisory committee to make 
recommendations for possible revisions to the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) 
Accessibility Guidelines to include provisions for emergency 
transportable housing. This notice announces the dates, time, and 
location

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of the next in-person committee meeting and a committee conference 
call.

DATES: The conference call is scheduled for February 14, 2008 from 10 
a.m. to Noon (Eastern time); the in-person meeting is scheduled from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 27 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 28.

ADDRESSES: Individuals can participate in the conference call on 
February 14, 2008 by dialing the teleconference number which will be 
posted on the Access Board's Web site (http://www.access-board.gov/eth/
). The in-person meeting will be held at the Access Board's offices, 
1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha Mazz, 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) 272-0020 (Voice); (202) 272-0082 (TTY). 
These are not toll-free numbers. E-mail address: board.gov">mazz@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 23, 2007, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established an 
advisory committee to make recommendations for possible revisions to 
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Architectural Barriers 
Act (ABA) Accessibility Guidelines to include provisions for emergency 
transportable housing (72 FR 48251; August 23, 2007).
    The committee will hold a conference call on February 14 from 10 
a.m. to Noon (Eastern time) to discuss definitional issues. The agenda, 
instructions (including information on captioning), and dial-in 
telephone number for the conference call is available on the Access 
Board's Web site (http://www.access-board.gov/eth/). The conference 
call is open to the public and interested persons can dial in and 
communicate their views during a public comment period scheduled during 
the conference call. Participants may call in from any location of 
their choosing.
    The next in-person committee meeting will take place from 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. on March 27 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 28. It will 
focus on outstanding issues which have not yet been resolved. The 
preliminary meeting agenda, along with information about the committee, 
is available at the Access Board's Web site (http://www.access-board.gov/eth/). 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.
    The in-person meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Individuals who require sign language interpreters, real-
time captioning, or materials in alternate formats should contact 
Marsha Mazz by March 6. Also, persons wishing to provide handouts or 
other written information to the committee are requested to provide 
them in an electronic format to Marsha Mazz preferably by e-mail so 
that alternate formats such as large print can be distributed to 
committee members. Persons attending the in-person meeting are 
requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances 
for the comfort of other participants.

Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-1894 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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