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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Election
Assistance Commission’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program Manual, Version 1.0
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on EAC’s
request to renew an existing information
collection, EAC’s Voting System Testing
and Certification Program Manual,
Version 1.0. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included
SUMMARY:
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in the request for approval of this
information collection by the Office of
Management and Budget; they also will
become a matter of public record. This
notice requests comments solely on the
four criteria above. Note: This notice
solicits comments on the currently-used
Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of
a quorum, EAC will postpone making
changes to Version 1.0 of the Manual
until such a time as a quorum is reestablished. See Supplementary
Information, below. This information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on January 26,
2011.The notice allowed for a 60-day
public comment period focused on the
areas outlined above. No comments
were received on this information. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT
on May 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection must be
submitted in writing through either: (1)
Electronically to
votingsystemguidelines@eac.gov; via
mail to Mr. Brian Hancock, Director of
Voting System Testing and Certification,
U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite
300, Washington, DC 20005; or via fax
to (202) 566–1392. An electronic copy of
the manual, version 1.0, may be found
on EAC’s Web site at https://
www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection, please
contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director,
Voting System Testing and Certification,
Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax:
(202)566–1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In this notice, EAC seeks comments
on the paperwork burdens contained in
the current version of the Voting System
Testing and Certification Program
Manual, Version 1.0 OMB Control
Number 3265–0004 only. Version 1.0 is
the original version of the Manual
without changes or updates. EAC is
requesting an emergency extension for
Version 1.0 and will abandon its
Paperwork Reduction Act request for
version 2.0 of the Manual at this time.
When EAC drafted Version 1.0 of the
Manual in 2006, the agency sought
input from experts and stakeholders.
Specifically, EAC conducted meetings
with representatives from the voting
system test laboratory and voting system
manufacturing community. The
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Commission also held a public hearing
in which it received testimony from
State election officials, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
academics, electronic voting system
experts, public interest groups, and the
public at large.
In a notice dated November 30, 2010,
EAC previously requested comments on
a proposed new version of the Manual,
Version 2.0. After EAC published its
request for comments on Version 2.0,
the agency lost its quorum. As a result,
EAC has chosen to postpone
implementing Version 2.0 of the Manual
until such time as the Commission has
a quorum again. At that point, EAC will
start the Paperwork Reduction Act
process from the beginning on Version
2.0 of the Manual. Soliciting comments
through an emergency extension will
permit EAC to continue to use the
Control Number assigned to Version 1.0.
Current Information Collection
Request, Version 1.0
Title: Voting System Testing and
Certification Program, Version 1.0.
OMB Number: 3265–0004.
Type of Review: Emergency
Extension.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA),
42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to
‘‘provide for the testing, certification,
decertification, and recertification of
voting system hardware and software by
accredited laboratories.’’ To fulfill this
mandate, EAC has developed and
implemented the Voting System Testing
and Certification Program Manual,
Version 1.0. This version is currently in
use under OMB Control Number 3265–
0004. EAC had hoped to finalize a
revised Manual prior to the expiration
of the current manual’s control number.
However, due to lack of a quorum, EAC
will continue using the existing manual,
version 1.0, necessitating this action.
Although participation in the program is
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants.
Affected Public: Voting system
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Election Assistance Commission's Voting System Testing
and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on EAC's request to renew an existing information collection, EAC's
Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and
included
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in the request for approval of this information collection by the
Office of Management and Budget; they also will become a matter of
public record. This notice requests comments solely on the four
criteria above. Note: This notice solicits comments on the currently-
used Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of a quorum, EAC will
postpone making changes to Version 1.0 of the Manual until such a time
as a quorum is re-established. See Supplementary Information, below.
This information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on January 26, 2011.The notice allowed for a 60-day public
comment period focused on the areas outlined above. No comments were
received on this information. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT
on May 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection must be submitted in writing through either: (1)
Electronically to votingsystemguidelines@eac.gov; via mail to Mr. Brian
Hancock, Director of Voting System Testing and Certification, U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to (202) 566-1392. An electronic copy
of the manual, version 1.0, may be found on EAC's Web site at https://www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection, please contact Mr. Brian Hancock,
Director, Voting System Testing and Certification, Washington, DC,
(202) 566-3100, Fax: (202)566-1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In this notice, EAC seeks comments on the paperwork burdens
contained in the current version of the Voting System Testing and
Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0 OMB Control Number 3265-0004
only. Version 1.0 is the original version of the Manual without changes
or updates. EAC is requesting an emergency extension for Version 1.0
and will abandon its Paperwork Reduction Act request for version 2.0 of
the Manual at this time.
When EAC drafted Version 1.0 of the Manual in 2006, the agency
sought input from experts and stakeholders. Specifically, EAC conducted
meetings with representatives from the voting system test laboratory
and voting system manufacturing community. The Commission also held a
public hearing in which it received testimony from State election
officials, the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
academics, electronic voting system experts, public interest groups,
and the public at large.
In a notice dated November 30, 2010, EAC previously requested
comments on a proposed new version of the Manual, Version 2.0. After
EAC published its request for comments on Version 2.0, the agency lost
its quorum. As a result, EAC has chosen to postpone implementing
Version 2.0 of the Manual until such time as the Commission has a
quorum again. At that point, EAC will start the Paperwork Reduction Act
process from the beginning on Version 2.0 of the Manual. Soliciting
comments through an emergency extension will permit EAC to continue to
use the Control Number assigned to Version 1.0.
Current Information Collection Request, Version 1.0
Title: Voting System Testing and Certification Program, Version
1.0.
OMB Number: 3265-0004.
Type of Review: Emergency Extension.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(HAVA), 42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to ``provide for the testing,
certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system
hardware and software by accredited laboratories.'' To fulfill this
mandate, EAC has developed and implemented the Voting System Testing
and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0. This version is
currently in use under OMB Control Number 3265-0004. EAC had hoped to
finalize a revised Manual prior to the expiration of the current
manual's control number. However, due to lack of a quorum, EAC will
continue using the existing manual, version 1.0, necessitating this
action. Although participation in the program is voluntary, adherence
to the program's procedural requirements is mandatory for participants.
Affected Public: Voting system manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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