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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 29, 2005 / Notices
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05–12771 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.357]
Reading First
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application
deadline.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the Reading First
program, we award Targeted Assistance
Grants to State educational agencies
(SEAs) that demonstrate an increase in
student achievement in schools and
districts participating in the Reading
First program.
As discussed elsewhere in this notice,
the data that States must submit to
demonstrate an increase in student
achievement are the same data that
States must submit in their annual
performance reports for their Reading
First State grants. We are therefore
permitting States to apply for Targeted
Assistance Grants by submitting their
annual Reading First performance
report. No separate application is
required. This notice establishes July 30,
2005, as the deadline date for
submitting the annual performance
report to apply for a Targeted Assistance
Grant.
DATES: Application Deadline: July 30,
2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Which SEAs Are Eligible for a Targeted
Assistance Grant?
An SEA is eligible for a Targeted
Assistance Grant if it can show an
increase in student achievement over
two consecutive years. Therefore, an
SEA’s eligibility for this grant begins
when the State has three years of
student achievement data. This may
include either—
(a) Student data representing three
years of school-level implementation of
the Reading First program; or
(b) Student data representing two
years of school-level implementation of
the Reading First program, along with
baseline data from the year preceding
implementation.
Specifically, the SEA’s application
must demonstrate that an increasing
percentage of third-grade students in the
schools served by the LEAs that receive
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Reading First funds are reaching the
proficient level in reading for each of
two consecutive years in the following
categories—
(a) Economically disadvantaged
students;
(b) Students from each major racial
and ethnic group;
(c) Students with disabilities; and
(d) Students with limited English
proficiency.
The SEA must also demonstrate in its
application that for each of those two
consecutive years, the schools receiving
Reading First funds are improving the
reading skills of students in grades 1, 2,
and 3 based on instructional reading
assessments, and that increasing
percentages of students in the State are
reading at grade level or above.
Who Will Review State Applications for
Targeted Assistance Grants?
The expert review panel convened to
evaluate State applications for Reading
First State Grants will also review
applications for Targeted Assistance
Grants to determine whether the data
the SEA submits demonstrate an
increase in student achievement in
schools and districts participating in the
Reading First program.
How Is the Targeted Assistance Grant
Application Submitted?
The data that States must submit to
demonstrate an increase in student
achievement are the same data States
must submit in their annual
performance reports. Accordingly, the
annual performance report will serve as
the Targeted Assistance Grant
application and States may apply for a
Targeted Assistance Grant by submitting
their annual performance report. The
annual performance report is available
and submitted electronically at:
https://www.readingfirstapr.org. States
should indicate that they want their
data reviewed in consideration for a
Targeted Assistance Grant by checking
the appropriate box on the annual
performance report and providing the
assurances and information requested.
In order to be considered for a Targeted
Assistance Grant, the annual
performance report must be submitted
by July 30, 2005. Only those States that
want to be considered for a Targeted
Assistance Grant this year must submit
their annual performance report by this
date. All other States must submit their
reports no later than November 30,
2005.
How Will Targeted Assistance Grants
Be Awarded to Eligible States?
The Department will award the grants
to eligible SEAs based on the
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information provided in the annual
performance report and a statutory
formula for determining award amounts.
The statutory formula is calculated
based on the proportion of children
aged 5 to 17 who reside within the State
and are from families with incomes
below the poverty line, compared to the
number of children aged 5 to 17 from
families with incomes below the
poverty line who reside in all States
with approved Targeted Assistance
Grant applications for that year. Poverty
data are drawn from the most recent
fiscal year for which satisfactory data
are available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandi Jacobs, telephone: (202) 401–4877
or by e-mail: sandi.jacobs@ed.gov.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6364.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 05–12855 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Publication of State Plans Pursuant to
the Help America Vote Act
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections
254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help
America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law
107–252, the U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be
published in the Federal Register
material changes to the HAVA State
plans previously submitted by Iowa,
Mississippi, and North Carolina.
DATES: This notice is effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Whitener, telephone 202–566–
3100 or 1–866–747–1471 (toll-free).
Submit Comments: Any comments
regarding the plans published herewith
should be made in writing to the chief
election official of the individual States
at the address listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance
Commission published in the Federal
Register the original HAVA State plans
filed by the 50 States, the District of
Columbia and the Territories of
American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR
14002. HAVA anticipated that States,
Territories and the District of Columbia
would change or update their plans
from time to time pursuant to HAVA
section 254 (a)(11) through (13). HAVA
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sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require
EAC to publish such updates.
The submissions from Iowa,
Mississippi, and North Carolina address
material changes to their original State
plans. Iowa provides additional detail
regarding various aspects of HAVA
implementation. Mississippi addresses a
change in the State’s approach to
procuring new voting equipment and
provides an updated timeline for the
implementation of the required
statewide voter registration database.
North Carolina provides a revised
budget for the use of HAVA funds
received. In accordance with HAVA
section 254(a)(12), the documents also
provide information on how the States
succeeded in carrying out their previous
State plan. Upon the expiration of 30
days from June 29, 2005, Mississippi
and North Carolina will be eligible to
implement any material changes
addressed in the State plan published
herein, in accordance with HAVA
section 254(a)(11)(C).
EAC notes that the plans published
herein have already met the notice and
comment requirements of HAVA section
256, as required by HAVA section
254(a)(11)(B). EAC wishes to
acknowledge the effort that went into
the revising the State plan and
encourages further public comment, in
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writing, to the chief election officials of
Mississippi and North Carolina.
Thank you for your interest in
improving the voting process in
America.
Chief State Election Officials
Iowa
The Honorable Chester J. Culver,
Secretary of State, First Floor, Lucas
Building, 321 E. 12th St., Des Moines,
IA 50319, phone: 515–281–0145, Fax:
515–281–7142, e-mail:
sos@sos.state.ia.us.
Mississippi
The Honorable Eric Clark, Secretary of
State, P.O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205–
0136, phone: 601–359–1350, Fax: 601–
359–1499, e-mail:
administrator@sos.state.ms.us.
North Carolina
Mr. Gary O. Bartlett, State Board of
Elections, 6400 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699–6400, phone: 919–
733–7173, Fax: 919–715–0135, e-mail:
elections.sboe@ncmail.net.
Dated: June 22, 2005.
Gracia M. Hillman,
Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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[FR Doc. 05–12685 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Proposed Guidance on Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice of proposed voluntary
Voting System Guidelines and request
for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EAC is proposing Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines pursuant to
sections 221 and 222 of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA)
which was passed by Congress to
modernize the administration of Federal
elections. This marks the first time in
our nation’s history that the Federal
Government has funded an election
reform effort. HAVA provides Federal
funding to help the States meet the
law’s uniform and non-discretionary
administrative requirements, which
include the following new programs and
procedures: (1) Provisional voting, (2)
voting information, (3) statewide voter
registration lists and identification
requirements for first-time registrants,
(4) administrative complaint
procedures, and (5) updated and
upgraded voting equipment.
HAVA also established the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
to administer the Federal funding and to
provide guidance to the States in their
efforts to comply with the HAVA
administrative requirements. Section
202 directs the EAC to adopt voluntary
voting system guidelines, and to provide
for the testing, certification,
decertification, and recertification of
voting system hardware and software.
The purpose of the guidelines is to
provide a set of specifications and
requirements against which voting
systems can be tested to determine if
they provide all the basic functionality,
accessibility, and security capabilities
required of voting systems.
This document, the Voluntary Voting
System Guidelines, is the third iteration
of national level voting system
standards. The Federal Election
Commission published the Performance
and Test Standards for Punchcard,
Marksense and Direct Recording
Electronic Voting Systems in 1990. This
was followed by the Voting Systems
Standards in 2002.
As required by HAVA, EAC formed
the Technical Guidelines Development
Committee (TGDC) to develop an initial
set of recommendations for the
Guidelines. This committee of 15
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experts began their work in July 2004
and submitted their recommendations
to the EAC in the 9-month timeline
prescribed by HAVA. The TGDC was
provided with technical support by the
National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST), who was given
nearly $3 million dollars by the EAC to
complete this work. This funding
represents the first time the Federal
Government has spent a significant
amount of money on setting guidelines
for voting systems. These latest
Guidelines update and augment the
2002 Voting Systems Standards to
address increasingly complex voting
system technology. Specifically, the
2005 Guidelines address the critical
topics of accessibility, usability, and
security. These Guidelines are
voluntary. States may adopt them in
whole, in part, or not at all. States may
also choose to enact stricter
performance requirements for certifying
their voting systems.
The Guidelines consist of two
volumes. Volume I, entitled ‘‘Voting
System Performance Guidelines,’’
includes new requirements for
accessibility, voting system software
distribution, system setup validation,
and the use of wireless
communications. This volume also
includes a set of optional requirements
for a Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
component for Direct Recording
Electronic voting systems for use by
those States that have decided to require
this feature for their voting systems. In
addition, it contains an updated
glossary and a conformance clause.
Volume II, entitled ‘‘Voting System
National Certification Guidelines,’’ has
been revised to reflect the new EAC
process for national certification of
voting systems. This process will go into
effect in 2005 and will replace the
voting system qualification process that
has been conducted by the National
Association of State Election Directors
since 1994. Volume II also includes an
updated appendix on procedures for
testing system error rates. Terminology
in both volumes has been revised to
reflect new terminology introduced by
HAVA. The following provides a
summary of the contents of each
volume.
Volume I Summary: Volume I, the
Voting System Performance Guidelines,
describes the requirements for the
electronic components of voting
systems. It is intended for use by the
broadest audience, including voting
system developers, manufacturers and
suppliers; voting system testing labs;
state organizations that certify systems
prior to procurement; state and local
election officials who procure and
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deploy voting systems; and public
interest organizations that have an
interest in voting systems and voting
system standards. It contains the
following sections:
• Section 1 presents the objectives
and usage of the Guidelines, definitions
of types of voting systems, and a
discussion of how the guidelines and
testing specifications are applied. It also
contains a conformance clause.
• Section 2 describes the functional
capabilities required of voting systems.
• Sections 3 through 5 describe
specific performance standards for
election system hardware, software and
telecommunications.
• Section 6 is a significantly
expanded section on security
requirements for voting systems. It
includes new material for the secure
distribution of voting system software
and for verifying that voting systems are
operating with the correct software.
There are also new requirements for the
use of wireless communications. Since
some States have decided to require a
voter verified paper audit trail
component for their direct recording
electronic (DRE) voting systems,
requirements are included to support
appropriate testing of these components.
These requirements are optional
because there are other currently
available technologies besides paper
audit trails that can be employed to
provide a second method, in addition to
the DRE summary screen, for voters to
verify their ballot choices. There was
insufficient time to develop
requirements for these other
technologies for the present Guidelines,
but these technologies, including audio,
video, and cryptographic means, will be
addressed in the near future.
• Sections 7 and 8 describe
requirements for vendor quality
assurance and configuration
management practices and the
documentation required about these
practices for the certification process.
• Appendix A contains a glossary of
terms.
• Appendix B provides a list of
documents incorporated into the
Guidelines by reference, as well as
documents used in preparation of the
Guidelines.
• Appendix C contains best practices
for election officials regarding
accessibility, paper audit trails, and
wireless.
• Appendix D presents an
informational discussion of
independent dual verification which is
a concept being examined for potential
future application to voting systems. In
essence, this is a methodology to
produce multiple independent records
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Publication of State Plans Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help
America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the
Federal Register material changes to the HAVA State plans previously
submitted by Iowa, Mississippi, and North Carolina.
DATES: This notice is effective upon publication in the Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Whitener, telephone 202-566-3100
or 1-866-747-1471 (toll-free).
Submit Comments: Any comments regarding the plans published
herewith should be made in writing to the chief election official of
the individual States at the address listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2004, the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission published in the Federal Register the original
HAVA State plans filed by the 50 States, the District of Columbia and
the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. 69 FR 14002. HAVA anticipated that States, Territories
and the District of Columbia would change or update their plans from
time to time pursuant to HAVA section 254 (a)(11) through (13). HAVA
sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require EAC to publish such updates.
The submissions from Iowa, Mississippi, and North Carolina address
material changes to their original State plans. Iowa provides
additional detail regarding various aspects of HAVA implementation.
Mississippi addresses a change in the State's approach to procuring new
voting equipment and provides an updated timeline for the
implementation of the required statewide voter registration database.
North Carolina provides a revised budget for the use of HAVA funds
received. In accordance with HAVA section 254(a)(12), the documents
also provide information on how the States succeeded in carrying out
their previous State plan. Upon the expiration of 30 days from June 29,
2005, Mississippi and North Carolina will be eligible to implement any
material changes addressed in the State plan published herein, in
accordance with HAVA section 254(a)(11)(C).
EAC notes that the plans published herein have already met the
notice and comment requirements of HAVA section 256, as required by
HAVA section 254(a)(11)(B). EAC wishes to acknowledge the effort that
went into the revising the State plan and encourages further public
comment, in writing, to the chief election officials of Mississippi and
North Carolina.
Thank you for your interest in improving the voting process in
America.
Chief State Election Officials
Iowa
The Honorable Chester J. Culver, Secretary of State, First Floor,
Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th St., Des Moines, IA 50319, phone: 515-281-
0145, Fax: 515-281-7142, e-mail: sos@sos.state.ia.us.
Mississippi
The Honorable Eric Clark, Secretary of State, P.O. Box 136,
Jackson, MS 39205-0136, phone: 601-359-1350, Fax: 601-359-1499, e-mail:
administrator@sos.state.ms.us.
North Carolina
Mr. Gary O. Bartlett, State Board of Elections, 6400 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6400, phone: 919-733-7173, Fax: 919-715-0135,
e-mail: elections.sboe@ncmail.net.
Dated: June 22, 2005.
Gracia M. Hillman,
Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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