August Telecommunications Meeting in Washington D.C.

[F. Pennell]

Here is a message regarding the next meeting of the Telecommunications
Access Advisory Committee.  These meetings are open to the public.
Francie Pennell

  ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

  Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

  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) gives notice of the dates and location of the meetings of the
  Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee.

  DATES: The Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee will meet on August
  14, 15, and 16, 1996. The meetings will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end no later
  than 5:00 p.m.

  ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Association of American
Railroads
  Conference Center, 50 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. The meetings are open
to
  the public. The facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Sign   language interpreters, assistive listening systems and real-time
  transcription will be available.

  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
  meetings, please contact Dennis Cannon, Office of Technical and Information
  Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F
  Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20004-1111. Telephone number (202)
  272-5434 extension 35 (voice); (202) 272-5449 (TTY). Electronic mail
address:
  cannon at access-board.gov. This document is available in alternate formats
  (cassette tape, braille, large print, or computer disk) upon request.

  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 1996, the Access Board published a
  notice appointing 33 members to its Telecommunications Access Advisory
  Committee (Committee). 61 FR 26155 (May 24, 1996). The Committee will make
  recommendations to the Access Board on accessibility guidelines for
  telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment. These
  recommendations will be used by the Access Board to develop accessibility
  guidelines under section 255 (e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The
  Committee is composed of representatives of manufacturers of
  telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment; organizations
  representing the access needs of individuals with disabilities;
  telecommunications providers and carriers; and other persons affected by the
  guidelines.

    At its first meeting, the Committee recommended that the American Speech-
  Language and Hearing Association and Motorola be added to the membership.
The   Access Board has appointed these organizations to the Committee.
  Additionally, a listserv was created through the Trace Center. The address
of
  the listserv is TAAC-L at TRACE.WISC.EDU. To subscribe, send an e-mail message
  to LISTPROC at TRACE.WISC.EDU with the message: subscribe TAAC-L <firstname
  lastname</=. The Committee established future meeting dates are: September
  25-27, November 6-8, December 16-18, and January 14-15. Subsequent meetings
  will be held at locations to be announced.
    The Committee will meet on the dates and at the location announced in this
  notice. There will be a public comment period each day for persons
interested   in presenting their views to the Committee.

  James J. Raggio,

  General Counsel.

  [FR Doc. 96-19199 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]

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