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rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

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those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

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business days between the hours of 10 

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copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. All comments received will 

be posted without change; the 

Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–NYSE– 

2010–60 and should be submitted on or 

before September 28, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22201 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2010–0057] 

On Behalf of the Accessibility 

Committee of the U.S. Council of CIOs; 

29 U.S.C. 794d; Listening Session 

Regarding Improving the Accessibility 

of Government Information 

AGENCY: U.S. Council of CIOs. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

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 first in a 

series of listening sessions to engage 

citizens and employees in expressing 

concerns and proposing ideas. Persons 

with disabilities, their advocates and 

government employees are invited to 

participate. 

DATES: Meeting Date: The listening 

session will be held on Thursday, 

September 30, 2010, from 1:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Central Time (CT). 

Persons wishing to address the panel 

at the listening session can pre-register 

by contacting Kathy Roy Johnson at 

(202) 272–0041, (202) 272–0082 (TTY), 

or johnson@access-board.gov. Preregistrants will be given priority in 

addressing the panel in Chicago. 

Registration will also be available in 

person in Chicago on the afternoon of 

the listening session. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

listening session will be held at the 

Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile 

Hotel, 165 East Ontario Street, Chicago, 

IL 60611 in the Ontario B & C rooms. 

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 

hotel is wheelchair accessible. Anyone 

needing other accommodations should 

include a specific request when 

registering in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Roy Johnson at (202) 272–0041, 

(202) 272–0082 (TTY), or 

johnson@access-board.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 General 

Services Administration (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 

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 


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programs), and contracting officer 

technical representatives (COTRs) as 

they fulfill their Federal Acquisition 

Certification requirements. 

• In September 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? 

Feedback from the listening session 

will be used by, and shared across, 

agencies to improve accessibility and 

usability. 

Karen Palm, 

Associate Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22158 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7110] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct four 

separate open meetings to prepare for 

upcoming events at the International 

Maritime Organization (IMO) in 

London, United Kingdom. The first of 

these open meetings will be held at 9:30 

a.m. on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010, 

in Room 2415 of the United States Coast 

Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001. The primary purpose of 

this meeting is to prepare for the fiftyfourth Session of the IMO SubCommittee on Ship Design and 

Equipment (DE 54) to be held from 

October 25th through October 29th, 

2010. 

The primary matters to be considered 

at DE 54 include: 

—Guidance to ensure consistent policy 

for determining the need for 

watertight doors to remain open 

during navigation; 

—Safety provisions applicable to 

tenders operating from passenger 

ships; 

—Interpretation on application of 

SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Line 

requirements for major conversions of 

oil tankers; 

—Application of amendments to SOLAS 

chapter III and the LSA Code; 

—Performance standards for recovery 

systems for all types of ships; 

—Guidelines for a visible element to 

general alarm systems on passenger 

ships; 

—Development of new framework of 

requirements for life-saving 

appliances; 

—Amendments to Assembly Resolution 

A.744(18); 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters; 

—Thermal performance of immersion 

suits; 

—Protection against noise on board 

ships; 

—Amendments to the Revised 

recommendation on testing of lifesaving appliances; 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations; 

—Test standards for type approval of 

add-on equipment; 

—Measures to promote integrated bilge 

water treatment systems; 

—Guidelines for a shipboard oil waste 

pollution prevention plan; 

—Manually operated alternatives in the 

event of prevention pollution 

equipment malfunctions. 

The next three open meetings will be 

held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday 

November 17th, 2010, Wednesday 

December 15th, 2010, and Wednesday 

February 16th, 2011 in suite 1060 of the 

Radio Technical Commission for 

Maritime Services (RTCM), 1800 North 

Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209. The 

primary purpose of these three meetings 

is to prepare for the 15th Session of the 

IMO Subcommittee on Radio 

communications and Search and Rescue 

(COMSAR 15) to be held from March 7 

through March 11, 2011. 

The primary matters to be considered 

at COMSAR 15 include: 

—Global Maritime Distress and Safety 

System (GMDSS) 

—ITU Radiocommunication matters 

—Satellite services (Inmarsat and 

COSPAS–SARSAT) 

—Matters concerning search and rescue, 

including those related to the 1979 

SAR Conference and the 

implementation of the GMDSS 

—Developments in maritime 

radiocommunication systems and 

technology 

—Revision of the IAMSAR Manual 

—Safety provisions applicable to 

tenders operating from passenger 

ships 

—Measures to protect the safety of 

persons rescued at sea 

—Development of an e-navigation 

strategy implementation plan 

—Revision of Performance Standards for 

float-free satellite EPIRBs operating on 

406 MHz (resolution A.810(19)) 

Members of the public may attend the 

four meetings up to the seating capacity 

of the rooms. To facilitate the building 

security process and request reasonable 

accommodations, those who plan to 

attend one or all of the four meetings 

should contact the following 

coordinators at least 7 days prior to the 

meetings: 

—For the one DE 54 meeting on 

September 21st, contact Mr. Wayne 

Lundy, by e-mail at 

wayne.m.lundy@uscg.mil, by phone at 

(202) 372–1379, by fax at (202) 372– 

1925, or in writing at Commandant 

(CG–5224), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 

2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126 not later 

than September 14th, 2010, 7 days 

prior to the meeting. Requests made 

after September 14th might not be 

able to be accommodated. 

—For the three COMSAR 15 meetings 

on November 17th, 2010, December 

15th, 2010, and February 16th, 2011 

contact Mr. Russell Levin, by e-mail at 

russell.s.levin@uscg.mil, by phone at 

(202) 475–3555, by fax at (202) 475– 

3927, or in writing at Commandant 


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