[Federal Register: August 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 149)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43211-43212]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, times, and location of two
upcoming conference calls.
DATES: The conference calls are scheduled for August 21 and August 28,
2007 (beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 3 p.m. Eastern time each day).
ADDRESSES: Individuals can participate in the conference calls by
dialing into the teleconference numbers which will be posted on the
Access Board's Web site at: http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm.
Individuals may also participate in the conference calls at
the Access Board's offices at 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20004-1111.
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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: 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 take place on August 21 and August 28,
2007 (both meetings will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time) by
teleconference. The meeting on August 21 will focus on reports and
recommendations from the Documentation and Technical Support
subcommittee. The meeting on August 28 will focus on reports and
recommendations from the Audio-Video subcommittee. The agendas,
instructions (including information on captioning), and dial in
telephone numbers for the teleconferences are available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm.
Notices of future
meetings will be published in the Federal Register.
The conference calls are open to the public and interested persons
can dial into the teleconferences 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 during each conference call.
Participants may call into the teleconferences from any location of
their choosing. However, all participants must pre-register for each
call. This will allow the Access Board to better manage the
teleconferences and to provide additional information as needed. Any
persons intending to participate must notify Timothy Creagan at
creagan@access-board.gov by August 15 of their intent to attend the
August 21 teleconference and by August 22 of their intent to attend the
August 28 teleconference. The Access Board has very limited space at
its office which will be available during the conference calls. Anyone
wishing to participate on the call at the Access Board must contact
Timothy Creagan by these dates to pre-register. Sign language
interpreters, an assistive listening system, and real-time captioning
will be provided at the Access Board's offices during the
teleconferences. For the comfort of other participants, persons
attending the teleconferences at the Access Board's offices are
requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances.
James J. Raggio,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E7-15062 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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