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The Interagency Task Force on 

Veterans Small Business Development 

shall submit to the President, no later 

than one year after its first meeting, a 

report on the performance of its 

functions and any proposals developed 

pursuant to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ 

identified above. The purpose of the 

meeting is scheduled as a full Task 

Force meeting. The agenda will include 

presentations and discussion from the 

Task Force Subcommittees on their 

progress regarding the ‘‘six focus areas’’ 

of the Task Force. In addition, the Task 

Force will allow time to obtain public 

comment from individuals and 

representatives of organizations 

regarding the areas of focus. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public; however, 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to attend 

and/or make a presentation to the Task 

Force must contact Raymond B. Snyder 

by December 7, 2010, by e-mail in order 

to be placed on the agenda. Comments 

for the Record should be applicable to 

the ‘‘six focus areas’’ of the Task Force 

and e-mailed prior to the meeting for 

inclusion in the public record; verbal 

presentations, however, will be limited 

to five minutes in the interest of time 

and to accommodate as many presenters 

as possible. Written comments should 

be e-mailed to Raymond B. Snyder, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office 

of Veterans Business Development, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, 

e-mail address: 

raymond.snyder@sba.gov. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Raymond B. Snyder, Designated 

Federal Official for the Task Force, at 

(202) 205–6773; or by e-mail at: 

raymond.snyder@sba.gov, SBA, Office 

of Veterans Business Development, 409 

3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

For more information, please visit our 

Web site at http://www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: November 24, 2010. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Listening Session Regarding 

Improving the Accessibility of 

Government Information 

AGENCY: U.S. Council of CIOs, SSA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

On behalf of the Accessibility 

Committee of the U.S. Council of CIOs 

29 U.S.C. 794d. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

listening session being conducted in 

response to a memo dated July 19, 2010, 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) on ‘‘Improving the 

Accessibility of Government 

Information.’’ Section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) 

requires Federal agencies to buy and use 

electronic and information technology 

(EIT) that is accessible. The July memo 

directs agencies to take stronger steps 

toward improving the acquisition and 

implementation of accessible 

technology. In order to better 

understand the needs of diverse 

communities and provide better 

solutions, the U.S. Council of CIOs, in 

collaboration with the Chief Acquisition 

Officers Council, the GSA Office of 

Governmentwide Policy and the U.S. 

Access Board, is holding the second in 

a series of listening sessions to engage 

citizens and employees in expressing 

concerns and proposing ideas. Persons 

with disabilities, their advocates, 

technology companies, government 

employees and other interested parties 

are invited to participate. 

DATES: The listening session will be 

held on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 

from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time (EST). 

Persons wishing to address the panel 

at the listening session can pre-register 

by contacting Emily Koo at (410) 965– 

4472 or Innovate.Accessibility@ssa.gov. 

Pre-registrants will be given priority in 

addressing the panel in Washington, 

DC. Registration will also be available in 

person in Washington, DC on the 

afternoon of the listening session. 

Meeting Location: The listening 

session will be held at the Marvin 

Center at George Washington 

University, 800 21st St., Washington, 

DC, in the Grand Ballroom. 

Accommodations: The listening 

session will have sign language 

interpreters; CART (real time 

captioning) services, Assistive Listening 

Devices (ALDs), microphones and 

materials will be available in Braille, 

large print and electronic formats. The 

Marvin Center is wheelchair accessible. 

Anyone needing other accommodations 

should include a specific request when 

registering in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

mailto: Emily Koo at (410) 965–4472 or 

Innovate.Accessibility@ssa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1998, 

Congress amended the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies 

to make their electronic and information 

technology (EIT) accessible to people 

with disabilities. Inaccessible 

technology interferes with an ability to 

obtain and use information quickly and 

easily. Section 508 was enacted to 

eliminate barriers in information 

technology, open new opportunities for 

people with disabilities, and encourage 

development of technologies that will 

help achieve these goals. The law 

applies to all Federal agencies when 

they develop, procure, maintain, or use 

electronic and information technology. 

Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ‘794 d), 

agencies must give disabled employees 

and members of the public access to 

information that is comparable to access 

available to others. 

Effective implementation of Section 

508 is an essential element of President 

Obama’s principles of open government, 

requiring that all government and data 

be accessible to all citizens. In order for 

the goal of open government to be 

meaningful for persons with disabilities, 

technology must also be accessible, 

including digital content. In July 2010, 

the OMB took steps to assure that the 

Federal government’s progress in 

implementing Section 508 is stronger 

and achieves results more quickly. 

Section 508 requires the GSA to 

provide technical assistance to agencies 

on Section 508 implementation. GSA 

has created a number of tools, available 

at http://www.Section508.gov, to help 

agencies to develop accessible 

requirements, test the acceptance 

process, and share lessons learned and 

best practices. For example: 

• The BuyAccessible Wizard, http:// 

www.buyaccessible.gov, helps build 

compliant requirements and 

solicitations; 

• The Quick Links site, https:// 

app.buyaccessible.gov/baw/ 

KwikLinksMain.jsp, provides prepackaged Section 508 solicitation 

documents; 

• The BuyAccessible Products and 

Services Directory, https:// 

app.buyaccessible.gov/DataCenter/ 

provides a registry of companies and 

accessibility information about their 

offerings; and 

• The Section 508 blog http:// 

buyaccessible.net/blog/ provides a 

venue where stakeholders may share 

ideas and success stories, or engage in 

conversations on improving 

accessibility. 

The OMB has directed that several 

actions be taken to improve 508 

performance: 

• By Mid-January 2011, the GSA 

Office of Governmentwide Policy (OGP) 

will provide updated guidance on 

making government EIT accessible. This 

guidance will build upon existing 

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resources to address challenges, 

increase oversight, and reduce costs 

associated with acquiring and managing 

EIT solutions that are not accessible. 

• By Mid-January 2011, the GSA OGP 

will update its general Section 508 

training to offer refreshed continuous 

learning modules that can be used by 

contracting officers, program/project 

managers (especially those managing IT 

programs), and contracting officer 

technical representatives (COTRs) as 

they fulfill their Federal Acquisition 

Certification requirements. 

• In 2010, the GSA OGP and the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) will issue a 

survey to allow agencies to assess their 

implementation of Section 508, 

including accessibility of Web sites and 

other technology used by the agencies. 

This information will be used by the 

DOJ in preparing its next assessment of 

agency compliance as required by the 

Rehabilitation Act. The CIOC 

Accessibility Committee will also use 

this information to identify best 

practices and lessons learned. 

• In the spring of 2011, the DOJ will 

issue a progress report on Federal 

agency compliance with Section 508, 

the first since 2004. Going forward, DOJ 

will meet its obligation to issue a report 

biennially. 

• Beginning in FY 2011, the GSA 

OGP will begin providing OMB a 

quarterly summary report containing 

results of Section 508 reviews of a 

sample of solicitations posted on 

FedBizOpps.gov. GSA will provide the 

agencies a summary of the sampling 

results to facilitate sharing of best 

practices and successes, and to address 

common challenges. 

This listening session will focus on 

what other steps the Federal 

government can take to increase the 

accessibility and usability of 

government information and data for 

persons with disabilities. Input is 

sought on the following questions: 

• What can technology do to improve 

things for people with disabilities? 

• What can the Federal government 

do to use technology better or in new 

ways? 

• What can the Federal government 

do to make technology more accessible? 

• What emerging technologies are 

being used by the Federal government 

that you are left out of? 

• What technologies should the 

Federal government use that would 

enhance your interactions with the 

Federal government? 

• What are State and local 

governments doing that the Federal 

government should follow? 

• What can the Federal government 

do to influence technology accessibility? 

• From the perspective of Federal 

employees, how has Section 508 

improved your ability to do your job? 

How can implementation of Section 508 

be improved? 

• From the perspective of vendors, 

how can implementation of Section 508 

be improved? 

• What could the Federal government 

ask that would allow vendors to better 

show that their products meet 

accessibility needs? 

• What improvements could be made 

to VPATs? 

• Do you believe the IT industry 

would benefit from a professional 

certification or credential that denotes a 

company’s expertise in accessibility? 

How could that be implemented and 

managed; and should the government 

play a role in making that happen? 

• Feedback from the listening session 

will be used by, and shared across, 

agencies to improve accessibility and 

usability. 

Karen Palm, 

Associate Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7244] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–3057, Medical 

Clearance Update, OMB 1405–0131 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Medical Clearance Update. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0131. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Medical Services, M/MED/C/MC. 

• Form Number: DS–3057. 

• Respondents: Foreign Service 

Officers, State Department Employees, 

Other Government Employees and 

Family Members. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,800 per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

9,800 per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes per response. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 4,900 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from December 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. 

You must include the DS form number, 

information collection title and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

Mail (paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget 725 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Fax: 202– 

395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Barbara Mahoney, Department of State, 

Office of Medical Clearances, SA–15 

Room 400, 1800 North Kent St., 

Rosslyn, VA 22209. PHONE 703–875– 

5413 and FAX 703–875–4850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Form DS–3057 is designed to collect 

medical information to provide medical 

providers with current and adequate 

information to base decisions on 

whether a federal employee and family 

members will have sufficient medical 

resources at a diplomatic mission 

abroad to maintain the health and 

fitness of the individual and family 

members. 

Methodology: 

The information collected will be 

collected through the use of an 

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