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without the consent of the individual if
the disclosure is compatible with the
purposes for which the record was
collected. These disclosures may be
made on a case-by-case basis or, if the
Department has complied with the
computer matching requirements of the
Privacy Act, under a computer matching
agreement. Any disclosure of
individually identifiable information
from a record in this system must also
comply with the requirements of section
183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573)
providing for confidentiality standards
that apply to all collections, reporting
and publication of data by the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES).
Contract Disclosure. If the Department
contracts with an entity for the purposes
of performing any function that requires
disclosure of records in this system to
employees of the contractor, the
Department may disclose the records to
those employees. Before entering into
such a contract, the Department shall
require the contractor to maintain
Privacy Act safeguards as required
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect to
the records in the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Not applicable to this system notice.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on
CD–ROM, and the contractor and
subcontractors maintain data for this
system on computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed by
a number assigned to each student, each
teacher or other school staff member
that is cross-referenced by the
individual’s name on a separate list. A
list of names of the students whose
parents have consented to their
participation in the impact evaluation,
as well as a list of names of participating
teachers and other school staff members
will be entered into a Microsoft Access
database for purposes of tracking over
the three years of the study.
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SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the
Department’s site, and the site of the
Department’s contractor and
subcontractors where this system of
records is maintained, is controlled and
monitored by security personnel. The
computer system employed by the
Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. This computer system
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permits data access to Department and
contract staff only on a ‘‘need to know’’
basis, and controls individual users’
ability to access and alter records within
the system.
The Department’s contractor, RTI, and
its subcontractors, Tanglewood and
PIRE, have established a set of
procedures to ensure confidentiality of
data. The systems of RTI, Tanglewood,
and PIRE ensure that information
identifying individuals is in files
physically separated from other research
data. RTI and its subcontractors will
maintain security of the complete set of
all master data files and documentation.
Access to individually identifiable data
will be strictly controlled. All data will
be kept in locked file cabinets during
nonworking hours and work on
hardcopy data will take place in a single
room except for data entry. Physical
security of electronic data also will be
maintained. Security features that
protect project data include: Passwordprotected accounts that authorize users
to use the system of records but to
access only specific network directories
and network software; user rights and
directory and file attributes that limit
those who can use particular directories
and files and determine how they can
use them; e-mail passwords that
authorize the user to access mail
services; and additional security
features that the network administrator
establishes for projects as needed. The
contractor and subcontractor employees
who maintain (collect, maintain, use, or
disseminate) data in this system must
comply with the requirements of the
confidentiality standards in section 183
of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
Records Disposition Schedules in Part 3
(Research Projects and Management
Study Records) and Part 14 (Electronic
Records).
Ricky Takai, Associate Commissioner,
Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208–0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the systems
manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of regulations in 34 CFR
5b.5, including proof of identity.
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If you wish to gain access to your
record in the system of records, contact
the system manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of regulations in
34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager.
Your request must meet the
requirements of regulations in 34 CFR
5b.7, including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The system includes students’ names,
demographic information (such as date
of birth and race/ethnicity), selfreported attitudes about violence and
feelings of safety, self-reported
victimization, and self-reported violent
and delinquent behaviors. The system
also will include information from
school records such as records of
students’ attendance, suspensions,
expulsions, and school policy
violations. The system also will include
teachers’ and other school staff
members’ self-reported victimization at
school as well as their experiences with
training and technical assistance related
to the violence prevention program.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Request for Substantive Comments on
Procedural Manual for the Election
Assistance Commission’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program; Proposed Information
Collection: Request for Comments on
Information Collection Burden; U.S.
EAC Voting System Testing and
Certification Program
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
PO 00000
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a
procedural manual for its Voting System
Testing and Certification Program. This
program sets administrative procedures
for obtaining an EAC Certification for
voting systems. Participation in the
program is strictly voluntary. The
program is mandated by 42 U.S.C.
§ 15371. The purpose of this notice is
twofold: (1) To request public comment
on the substantive aspects of the
program (2) to request public comment
on the proposed collection of
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information pursuant to the emergency
processing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act as submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
(1) Substantive Comments: The EAC
seeks substantive comments from the
public on its proposed procedural
manual. Please submit comments
consistent with the information below.
Comments should identify and cite the
section of the manual at issue. Where a
substantive issue is raised, please
propose a recommended change or
alternative policy. This publication and
request for comment is not required
under the rulemaking, adjudicative or
licensing provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act (APA). It
is a voluntary effort by the EAC to
gather input from the public on the
EAC’s administrative procedures for
certifying or decertifying voting
systems. Furthermore, this request by
the EAC for public comment is not
intended to make any of the APA’s
rulemaking provisions applicable to
development of this or future EAC
procedural programs.
DATES: (Comments): Submit written or
electronic comments on this draft
procedural manual on or before 5 p.m.
EDT on October 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on-line
on EAC’s Web site: https://www.eac.gov;
via mail to Brian Hancock, Director of
Voting System Certification, U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to
202–566–1392. An electronic copy of
the proposed guidance may be found on
the EAC’s Web site https://www.eac.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Hancock, Director of Voting
System Certification, 1225 New York
Avenue, Suite 1100, Washington, DC,
(202) 566–3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392.
(2) Comments on the Proposed
Collection of Information: In
compliance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the EAC is
publishing the following summary of
proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
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minimize the information collection
burden.
The EAC is requesting an emergency
review of the information collection
referenced below. In compliance with
the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) the
following requirements for emergency
review. The EAC is requesting an
emergency review because the
collection of this information is needed
before the expiration of the normal time
limits under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320(a)(2)(ii). The information
collection at issue is necessary in order
to provide for the certification of voting
systems as mandated by the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
15371). The EAC cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance
procedures because failure to
implement this program in an expedited
fashion is reasonably likely to result in
a public harm, as stated in 5 CFR
1320.13(a)(2)(i).
Approval of this emergency collection
is essential in order to comply with
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15371). HAVA requires that the
EAC certify and decertify voting
systems. Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA
specifically requires the EAC to
‘‘provide for the certification, decertification and re-certification of
voting system hardware and software.’’
This mandate represents the first time
the Federal government will provide for
the voluntary testing and certification of
voting systems, nationwide. In response
to this HAVA requirement, the EAC is
developing the Voting System Testing
and Certification Program. This program
requires the submission and retention of
information related to voting systems
and voting system manufacturers.
Until recently, national voting system
certification was conducted by a private
membership organization, the National
Association of State Election Directors
(NASED). NASED certified voting
systems for a over a decade, using
standards issued by the Federal
government. The organization
terminated its certification efforts on
July 10, 2006. While the EAC and
NASED have worked together to provide
for the certification of emergency
modifications necessary to properly
field voting systems for the 2006
General Election, there is presently no
mechanism in place to test and certify
new systems or to process modifications
for the 2008 Federal elections. Given the
fact that (1) it can take years to develop,
test, certify, sell and field a new or
modified voting system, and (2) a large
volume of voting systems (new, existing
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and modified) are expected to be
submitted to the EAC upon initiation of
the new Certification Program, it is
imperative that the EAC’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program begin on the earliest possible
date. The 2008 Federal elections are less
than 2 years away. Ensuring that the
certified voting systems are available for
the 2008 Election Cycle is essential to
the public welfare.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection;
2. Title of Information Collection:
EAC Voting System Testing and
Certification Program Manual;
3. Use: HAVA requires that the EAC
certify and decertify voting systems (42
U.S.C. 15371). Section 231(a)(1) of
HAVA specifically requires the EAC to
‘‘* * * provide for the certification, decertification and re-certification of
voting system hardware and software by
the accredited laboratories.’’ The EAC
will perform this mandated function
through the use of its Voting System
Testing and Certification Program.
Voting systems certified by the EAC will
be used by citizens to cast votes in
Federal Elections. Therefore, it is
paramount that the program operates in
a reliable and effective manner. In order
to certify a voting system, it is necessary
for the EAC to (1) require voting system
manufacturers to submit information
about their organization and the voting
systems they submit for testing and
certification; (2) require voting system
manufacturers to retain voting system
technical and test records; and (3) to
provide a mechanism for election
officials to report events which may
effect a voting system’s certification.
4. Form Numbers: EAC–001C, 002C
and 003C.
5. Frequency: Voluntary Reporting—
(1) Manufacturer Registration Form: one
time when a manufacturer registers for
the program, (2) Voting System
Certification Application Form: as
needed, when a manufacturer submits a
voting system for testing and
certification, and (3) Field Anomaly
Reporting Form: as needed, when an
election official voluntarily notifies the
EAC of a witnessed voting system
anomaly.
6. Affected Public: Business or other
for-profit institutions and state and local
election officials;
7. Number of Respondents: 94
annually;
8. Total Annual Responses: 99
annually;
9. Total Annual Hours: 119 hours,
annually.
EAC is requesting OMB review and
approval of this collection by November
30, 2006, with a 180-day approval
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period. Written comments and
recommendations will be considered
from the public if received by the
individuals designated below by
October 31, 2006.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement, the Voting System Testing
and Certification Program Manual or
EAC forms referenced above, access the
EAC Web site at https://www.eac.gov or
mail your request, including your
address, phone number, to Director of
Voting System Certification, U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005; or fax the EAC
Director of Voting System Certification
at 202–566–1392.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding the burden or any
other aspect of these collections of
information requirements. However, as
noted above, comments on these
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements must be
mailed and/or faxed to the designees
referenced below by October 31, 2006:
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7316.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2210–142]
Appalachian Power Company, Virginia;
Notice of Extension of Time To File
Comments
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September 26, 2006.
On September 21, 2006, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission issued a
Notice of Application for Non-Project
Use of Project Lands and Waters and
Soliciting Comments, Motions to
Intervene, and Protests for the Smith
Mountain Pumped Storage Project in the
above-referenced proceeding. The notice
requested that comments regarding the
application be filed with the
Commission by October 6, 2006. The
comment period should have been 30
days from the date the notice was
issued. Accordingly, the deadline for
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filing comments is extended to and
including October 23, 2006.
[Docket No. RP06–603–000]
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
CenterPoint Energy—Mississippi River
Transmission Corporation; Notice of
Annual Fuel Adjustment
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–16155 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am]
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–16148 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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September 26, 2006.
Take notice that on September 22,
2006, CenterPoint Energy—Mississippi
River Transmission Corporation (MRT),
filed with the Commission its annual
fuel adjustment filing pursuant to
Section 22 of the General Terms and
Conditions of MRT’s FERC Gas Tariff,
Third Revised Volume No. 1, requesting
an effective date of November 1, 2006,
MRT filed the following sheets:
Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5.
Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 6.
Fifty-Sixth Revised Sheet No. 7.
Twenty-Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Protests will be considered by
the Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 154.210
of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR
154.210). Anyone filing an intervention
or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone
filing an intervention or protest on or
before the intervention or protest date
need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
PO 00000
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RP06–602–000]
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission
Company; Notice of Proposed
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
September 26, 2006.
Take notice that on September 22,
2006, CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company (CEGT)
tendered for filing as part of its FERC
Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1,
the following revised tariff sheets to be
effective November 1, 2006:
Ninth Revised Sheet No. 17.
Ninth Revised Sheet No. 18.
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 19.
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 31.
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 32.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Protests will be considered by
the Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 154.210
of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR
154.210). Anyone filing an intervention
or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone
filing an intervention or protest on or
before the intervention or protest date
need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Request for Substantive Comments on Procedural Manual for the
Election Assistance Commission's Voting System Testing and
Certification Program; Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Comments on Information Collection Burden; U.S. EAC Voting System
Testing and Certification Program
AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a procedural manual for its Voting System
Testing and Certification Program. This program sets administrative
procedures for obtaining an EAC Certification for voting systems.
Participation in the program is strictly voluntary. The program is
mandated by 42 U.S.C. Sec. 15371. The purpose of this notice is
twofold: (1) To request public comment on the substantive aspects of
the program (2) to request public comment on the proposed collection of
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information pursuant to the emergency processing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act as submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
(1) Substantive Comments: The EAC seeks substantive comments from
the public on its proposed procedural manual. Please submit comments
consistent with the information below. Comments should identify and
cite the section of the manual at issue. Where a substantive issue is
raised, please propose a recommended change or alternative policy. This
publication and request for comment is not required under the
rulemaking, adjudicative or licensing provisions of the Administrative
Procedures Act (APA). It is a voluntary effort by the EAC to gather
input from the public on the EAC's administrative procedures for
certifying or decertifying voting systems. Furthermore, this request by
the EAC for public comment is not intended to make any of the APA's
rulemaking provisions applicable to development of this or future EAC
procedural programs.
DATES: (Comments): Submit written or electronic comments on this draft
procedural manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on October 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on-line on EAC's Web site: https://
www.eac.gov; via mail to Brian Hancock, Director of Voting System
Certification, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York
Avenue, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 202-566-1392.
An electronic copy of the proposed guidance may be found on the EAC's
Web site https://www.eac.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hancock, Director of Voting
System Certification, 1225 New York Avenue, Suite 1100, Washington, DC,
(202) 566-3100, Fax: (202) 566-1392.
(2) Comments on the Proposed Collection of Information: In
compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the EAC is publishing the following
summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
The EAC is requesting an emergency review of the information
collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
requirements for emergency review. The EAC is requesting an emergency
review because the collection of this information is needed before the
expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320(a)(2)(ii). The information collection at issue is necessary
in order to provide for the certification of voting systems as mandated
by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371). The EAC cannot
reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because failure
to implement this program in an expedited fashion is reasonably likely
to result in a public harm, as stated in 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(i).
Approval of this emergency collection is essential in order to
comply with Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371). HAVA
requires that the EAC certify and decertify voting systems. Section
231(a)(1) of HAVA specifically requires the EAC to ``provide for the
certification, de-certification and re-certification of voting system
hardware and software.'' This mandate represents the first time the
Federal government will provide for the voluntary testing and
certification of voting systems, nationwide. In response to this HAVA
requirement, the EAC is developing the Voting System Testing and
Certification Program. This program requires the submission and
retention of information related to voting systems and voting system
manufacturers.
Until recently, national voting system certification was conducted
by a private membership organization, the National Association of State
Election Directors (NASED). NASED certified voting systems for a over a
decade, using standards issued by the Federal government. The
organization terminated its certification efforts on July 10, 2006.
While the EAC and NASED have worked together to provide for the
certification of emergency modifications necessary to properly field
voting systems for the 2006 General Election, there is presently no
mechanism in place to test and certify new systems or to process
modifications for the 2008 Federal elections. Given the fact that (1)
it can take years to develop, test, certify, sell and field a new or
modified voting system, and (2) a large volume of voting systems (new,
existing and modified) are expected to be submitted to the EAC upon
initiation of the new Certification Program, it is imperative that the
EAC's Voting System Testing and Certification Program begin on the
earliest possible date. The 2008 Federal elections are less than 2
years away. Ensuring that the certified voting systems are available
for the 2008 Election Cycle is essential to the public welfare.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection;
2. Title of Information Collection: EAC Voting System Testing and
Certification Program Manual;
3. Use: HAVA requires that the EAC certify and decertify voting
systems (42 U.S.C. 15371). Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA specifically
requires the EAC to ``* * * provide for the certification, de-
certification and re-certification of voting system hardware and
software by the accredited laboratories.'' The EAC will perform this
mandated function through the use of its Voting System Testing and
Certification Program. Voting systems certified by the EAC will be used
by citizens to cast votes in Federal Elections. Therefore, it is
paramount that the program operates in a reliable and effective manner.
In order to certify a voting system, it is necessary for the EAC to (1)
require voting system manufacturers to submit information about their
organization and the voting systems they submit for testing and
certification; (2) require voting system manufacturers to retain voting
system technical and test records; and (3) to provide a mechanism for
election officials to report events which may effect a voting system's
certification.
4. Form Numbers: EAC-001C, 002C and 003C.
5. Frequency: Voluntary Reporting--(1) Manufacturer Registration
Form: one time when a manufacturer registers for the program, (2)
Voting System Certification Application Form: as needed, when a
manufacturer submits a voting system for testing and certification, and
(3) Field Anomaly Reporting Form: as needed, when an election official
voluntarily notifies the EAC of a witnessed voting system anomaly.
6. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions and
state and local election officials;
7. Number of Respondents: 94 annually;
8. Total Annual Responses: 99 annually;
9. Total Annual Hours: 119 hours, annually.
EAC is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by
November 30, 2006, with a 180-day approval
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period. Written comments and recommendations will be considered from
the public if received by the individuals designated below by October
31, 2006.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement, the Voting System
Testing and Certification Program Manual or EAC forms referenced above,
access the EAC Web site at https://www.eac.gov or mail your request,
including your address, phone number, to Director of Voting System
Certification, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York
Avenue, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005; or fax the EAC Director of
Voting System Certification at 202-566-1392.
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the
burden or any other aspect of these collections of information
requirements. However, as noted above, comments on these information
collection and recordkeeping requirements must be mailed and/or faxed
to the designees referenced below by October 31, 2006: OMB Reviewer:
Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 06-8375 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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