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AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a document requesting public comments on the Draft Promoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities Document (Draft). The document was missing the docket number that would allow members of the public to search for the Draft on www.regulations.gov. The Draft is posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and can be found by searching NIST– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1 59148 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 26, 2021 / Notices 2021–0005, as well as the NIST website at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting. DATES: Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 22, 2021. Written comments in response to the request for public comment should be submitted according to the instructions in the ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number: 211013-0207]


Draft of Promoting Access To Voting: Recommendations for 
Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People With 
Disabilities; Correction

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
published a document requesting public comments on the Draft Promoting 
Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private 
and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities Document (Draft). 
The document was missing the docket number that would allow members of 
the public to search for the Draft on www.regulations.gov. The Draft is 
posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov 
and can be found by searching NIST-

[[Page 59148]]

2021-0005, as well as the NIST website at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting.

DATES: Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 
22, 2021. Written comments in response to the request for public 
comment should be submitted according to the instructions in the 
ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Submissions 
received after that date may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Electronic submission: Submit electronic public comments 
via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
    1. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter NIST-2021-0005 in the search 
field,
    2. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, 
and
    3. Enter or attach your comments.
     Email: Comments in electronic form may also be sent to 
[email protected] in any of the following formats: HTML; ASCII; 
Word; RTF; or PDF.
    Please submit comments only and include your name, organization's 
name (if any), and cite ``Promoting Access to Voting'' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the request for 
public comment contact: Kevin Mangold, NIST, at (301) 975-5628, or 
email [email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's 
Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975-2762. Users of telecommunication 
devices for the deaf, or a text telephone, may call the Federal Relay 
Service, toll free at 1-800-877-8339.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, NIST will make the Draft 
available in alternate formats, such as Braille or large print, upon 
request by persons with disabilities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of October 21, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-22757, 
on page 58256, in the first column, correct the first line to read:
    1. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter NIST-2021-0005 in the search 
field.

Background

    Additional information from the original notice is reprinted below.
    As stated in Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting,\1\ 
the right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Under 
section 7 of Executive Order 14019, (Ensuring Equal Access for Voters 
with Disabilities), NIST is directed to evaluate the steps needed to 
ensure that the online Federal Voter Registration Form is accessible to 
people with disabilities and identify barriers to private and 
independent voting for people with disabilities and make 
recommendations to remove these barriers. NIST is seeking public 
comment on the Draft Promoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for 
Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with 
Disabilities document. The Draft was developed by NIST using 
information collected through the Request for Information (RFI) that 
was published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2021, review of 
reports, papers and other literature, and engagement with stakeholder 
organizations and election officials.
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    \1\ Exec. Order No. 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, 86 FR 
13623 (Mar. 07, 2021).
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Request for Comment

    NIST seeks public comments on the draft Promoting Access to Voting: 
Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent 
Voting for People with Disabilities document and the draft 
recommendations contained in it regarding both the Federal Voter 
Registration Form as well as the barriers it has identified that 
prevent people with disabilities from exercising their fundamental 
rights and the ability to vote privately and independently. NIST is 
seeking comment from persons with disabilities, disability advocacy 
groups, assistive technology vendors and professionals, non-partisan 
voting promotion groups, voting technology vendors, election officials 
and other key stakeholders.
    The Draft is available electronically from the NIST website at: 
https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting as well as www.regulations.gov. A 
comment template is available at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting. Use 
of the comment template is suggested but not required. Interested 
parties should submit comments in accordance with the DATES and 
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Comments containing references, studies, research, and other 
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of 
the referenced materials. All submissions, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, will become part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. NIST reserves the right to publish 
relevant comments publicly, unedited and in their entirety. All 
relevant comments received will be made publicly available at https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting and regulations.gov. Personally identifiable 
information (PII), such as street addresses, phone numbers, account 
numbers or Social Security numbers, or names of other individuals, 
should not be included. NIST asks commenters to avoid including PII as 
NIST has no plans to redact PII from comments. Do not submit 
confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information. Comments that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or 
other inappropriate language or content will not be considered. NIST 
requests that commenters, to the best of their ability, only submit 
attachments that are accessible to people who rely upon assistive 
technology. A good resource for document accessibility can be found at: 
section508.gov/create/documents.
    Authority: Exec. Order No. 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, 86 FR 
13623 (Mar. 07, 2021).

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23309 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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