[Federal Register: February 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 22)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6080-6081]
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 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: 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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