[Federal Register: November 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 211)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61826-61827]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
36 CFR Part 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 of the next committee meeting.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for November 19 and 20, 2007 from 10
a.m.
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to 5 p.m. on November 19 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 20.
ADDRESSES: The 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: 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). The next meeting of the committee
will take place on November 19 and 20, 2007. 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/index.htm).
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. Additionally, all interested persons will have the
opportunity to comment when proposed rules regarding emergency
transportable housing accessibility are issued in the Federal Register
by the Access Board.
The 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 November 2. Also, persons wishing to provide handouts or other
written information to the committee are requested to provide
electronic format in advance of the meeting to Marsha Mazz preferably
via e-mail so that alternate formats such as large print can be
distributed to committee members. Persons attending the 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. E7-21557 Filed 10-31-07; 8:45 am]
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