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requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies
Security Self-assessment and
Attestation.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0134.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,320.
Abstract: This is a request for an
extension of the approved information
collection used by Federal Student Aid
(FSA) to ensure that all data collected
and managed by Guaranty Agencies
(GAs) in support federal student
financial aid programs is secure. FSA
continues to use a formal assessment
program that ensures the GAs have
security protocols in place to protect the
confidentiality and integrity of data
entrusted to FSA by students and
families. This assessment will identify
security deficiencies based on the
federal standards described in the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology publications.
Dated: August 24, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
agenda.
AGENCY:
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission Meeting on Moving VVSG
2.0 Forward.
DATES: Wednesday, September 8th,
2021, 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES:
Virtual via Zoom:
The official meeting is open to the
public and will be livestreamed on the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897–
9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: In accordance with the
Government in the Sunshine Act
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
will conduct an official meeting discuss
various aspects of implementing the
newly adopted Voluntary Voting System
Guidelines (VVSG) version 2.0 as well
as the VVSG Lifecycle Policy.
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) will meet with
panels consisting of voting system
manufacturers, voting system test labs
(VSTLs), and representatives from the
election administration community to
discuss various aspects of the final
stages of VVSG 2.0 implementation.
This includes the state of developing
voting system equipment for VVSG 2.0
compliance, preparation for testing
against the new requirements, and the
need for VVSG 2.0 compliant systems.
The EAC Commissioners will be
requesting feedback from the panels on
these topics. The EAC Testing and
Certification Director will provide a
brief update on the status of various
aspects from the agency perspective.
Commissioners will also hear from
members of the public who wish to offer
verbal testimony on the VVSG 2.0
implementation. Public testimony
during the hearing will be limited to
five minutes maximum per person. If
you would like to participate in public
testimony, please contact Jon Panek
(jpanek@eac.gov) with your full name,
email address, and phone number no
later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
September 3, 2021.
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The full agenda will be posted in
advance on the EAC website: https://
www.eac.gov.
Background: On February 10th, 2021
the EAC Commissioners unanimously
voted to adopt VVSG 2.0. This vote
represents the official approval of years
of work by EAC staff in conjunction
with the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), the EAC’s
advisory boards, VVSG working groups,
and input from the public on the
content in the latest iteration of the
VVSG.
The vote to adopt the new
requirements does not mean there are
new voting systems ready to be certified
to the VVSG 2.0. It is the beginning of
the final phase of implementing the new
requirements in preparation for testing
and certifying the next generation of
voting system equipment. This final
phase of VVSG 2.0 implementation
involves a significant amount of work.
Voting system manufacturers must
design new equipment for compliance
with the VVSG 2.0. This process can
take a significant amount of time and
research as the manufacturers work
through the new requirements to design
their equipment.
The NIST NVLAP handbook 150–22,
which is utilized as a guideline for
accrediting VSTLs, must be updated to
include the VVSG 2.0 into its scope.
Following that, the VSTLs need to be
assessed and accredited by both NVLAP
and the EAC once they have completed
their preparations for testing to the new
requirements. Once a VSTL is
successfully accredited, voting system
manufacturers may apply with the EAC
to have their equipment tested against
VVSG 2.0.
The EAC is currently drafting a VVSG
Lifecycle Policy. The intent of this
policy is to help facilitate migration to
the new VVSG 2.0 standard by
providing guidance on deprecation of
the obsolete standards, establishing a
periodic review and update timeline for
new standards going forward, and
versioning of future standards.
Status: This meeting will be open to
the public.
Nichelle Williams,
Director of Research, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting agenda.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Meeting on Moving VVSG 2.0
Forward.
DATES: Wednesday, September 8th, 2021, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES:
Virtual via Zoom:
The official meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed
on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct an official meeting
discuss various aspects of implementing the newly adopted Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) version 2.0 as well as the VVSG
Lifecycle Policy.
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will meet
with panels consisting of voting system manufacturers, voting system
test labs (VSTLs), and representatives from the election administration
community to discuss various aspects of the final stages of VVSG 2.0
implementation. This includes the state of developing voting system
equipment for VVSG 2.0 compliance, preparation for testing against the
new requirements, and the need for VVSG 2.0 compliant systems.
The EAC Commissioners will be requesting feedback from the panels
on these topics. The EAC Testing and Certification Director will
provide a brief update on the status of various aspects from the agency
perspective.
Commissioners will also hear from members of the public who wish to
offer verbal testimony on the VVSG 2.0 implementation. Public testimony
during the hearing will be limited to five minutes maximum per person.
If you would like to participate in public testimony, please contact
Jon Panek ([email protected]) with your full name, email address, and
phone number no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 3, 2021.
The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website:
https://www.eac.gov.
Background: On February 10th, 2021 the EAC Commissioners
unanimously voted to adopt VVSG 2.0. This vote represents the official
approval of years of work by EAC staff in conjunction with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the EAC's advisory
boards, VVSG working groups, and input from the public on the content
in the latest iteration of the VVSG.
The vote to adopt the new requirements does not mean there are new
voting systems ready to be certified to the VVSG 2.0. It is the
beginning of the final phase of implementing the new requirements in
preparation for testing and certifying the next generation of voting
system equipment. This final phase of VVSG 2.0 implementation involves
a significant amount of work.
Voting system manufacturers must design new equipment for
compliance with the VVSG 2.0. This process can take a significant
amount of time and research as the manufacturers work through the new
requirements to design their equipment.
The NIST NVLAP handbook 150-22, which is utilized as a guideline
for accrediting VSTLs, must be updated to include the VVSG 2.0 into its
scope. Following that, the VSTLs need to be assessed and accredited by
both NVLAP and the EAC once they have completed their preparations for
testing to the new requirements. Once a VSTL is successfully
accredited, voting system manufacturers may apply with the EAC to have
their equipment tested against VVSG 2.0.
The EAC is currently drafting a VVSG Lifecycle Policy. The intent
of this policy is to help facilitate migration to the new VVSG 2.0
standard by providing guidance on deprecation of the obsolete
standards, establishing a periodic review and update timeline for new
standards going forward, and versioning of future standards.
Status: This meeting will be open to the public.
Nichelle Williams,
Director of Research, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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