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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

CFR Citation: 36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194

RIN ID: RIN 3014-AA22

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Telecommunications Act accessibility guidelines and electronic and information technology accessibility standards:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards

DATES: The conference call is scheduled for January 2, 2008 (beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Eastern time). The inperson meeting will take place on January 79, 2008 (beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. each day).

DOCUMENT 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 inperson meeting.

SUMMARY: Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee; Meetings,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 inperson meeting, as well as for the conference call are available at http://www.accessboard.gov/sec508/updateindex.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.accessboard.gov/sec508/updateindex.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 inperson meeting on January 79, 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 inperson meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign language interpreters, an assistive listening system, and realtime 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) 2720007 or
receptionist@accessboard.gov by December 21, 2007 of their intent to attend the inperson 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. E724506 Filed 121707; 8:45 am]
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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: 2022720016 (Voice); 2022720082 (TTY). Electronic mail address: creagan@accessboard.gov.