Request for Comment: Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program Manual, 78010-78011 [2023-25058]

Download as PDF 78010 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 / Notices their specific requirements, as necessary. Manufacturers will use these requirements when they design and build new e-poll book systems. VSTLs will refer to this document when they develop test plans for the analysis and testing of e-poll book systems to verify whether the system meets these requirements. States and Territories may utilize these requirements as a baseline and include additional requirements, as deemed necessary by their legislation or other regulations. Public Comments: Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your submitted comments, including your personal information, will be available for public review. Respondents: Election Supporting Technology Manufacturers, Voting System Test Laboratories, State and Local Election Officials. Camden Kelliher, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–25054 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–71–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings U.S. Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; notice of public meeting agenda. AGENCY: Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee 2023 Annual Meeting. DATES: Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET. Registration for attending this event in person is required and must be submitted by November 20, 2023. The registration form will be available at www.eac.gov/events/2023/12/05/eactechnical-guidelines-developmentcommittee-annual-meeting-december-52023. ADDRESSES: National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Information on where the public can watch the livestream of this meeting will be available at www.eac.gov/events/ 2023/12/05/eac-technical-guidelinesdevelopment-committee-annualmeeting-december-5-2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Nov 13, 2023 Jkt 262001 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 the 2023 annual meeting of the EAC Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) to discuss regular business of the board. Agenda: The EAC and TGDC members will hold an annual meeting to discuss program updates for EAC Testing and Certification and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Voting Program. The meeting will also include the status of the Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Pilot Program, the annual review of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG), lab testing strategies, and more. The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website: www.eac.gov/events/2023/12/05/eactechnical-guidelines-developmentcommittee-annual-meeting-december-52023. Background: Section 221 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971(b)) requires that 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 TGDC was established in accordance with the requirements of Section 221 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–252, codified at 52 U.S.C. 20961), to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the EAC in the development of voluntary voting system guidelines. This meeting will be open to the public. Camden Kelliher, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–25134 Filed 11–9–23; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 4810–71–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Request for Comment: Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program Manual U.S. Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Notice, request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing the Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP) Manual v1.0 for public comment. The intent of this Manual is to assist in the facilitation of Program activities and to serve as a guide for manufacturers and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 voting system test laboratories that select to participate in the Program. Participation in this program is voluntary. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. eastern on Thursday, December 14, 2023. DATES: To view the Manual v1.0, see: https://www.eac.gov/votingequipment/Election_Supporting_ Technology_Evaluation_Program. Comments on the proposed ESTEP Manual v1.0 should be submitted electronically via https:// www.regulations.gov (docket IDs: EAC– 2023–0004). Written comments on the proposed document can also be sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Beatrice, Election Technology Specialist, Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program, Washington, DC, (202)–748–2298. Email: estep@eac.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: Under the authority of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) developed the Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP). This Program establishes a protocol for testing critical election-supporting technologies to ensure their conformance with baseline Federal standards for security and accessibility. While participation in this Program is voluntary, EAC certification benefits the public and wider election technology field by supporting State and local election officials, increasing quality control and quality assurance of election-supporting technologies, and increasing voter confidence in the use of these systems. This Manual establishes the minimum requirements for participation in this Program. If election-supporting technology manufacturers decide to participate, then they must conform to the Program Manual’s procedural requirements. Public Comments: Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your submitted comments, including your personal information, will be available for public review. Respondents: Election Supporting Technology Manufacturers, Voting E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 / Notices System Test Laboratories, State and Local Election Officials. Camden Kelliher, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–25058 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–71–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Challenges and Opportunities at the Interface of Wind Turbines and Radar Technology Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Wind Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Request for information (RFI). AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its request for information (RFI) number DE–FOA–0003166 regarding mitigation strategies for the technical and operational effects of wind turbines on critical radar missions, as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by January 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments to the RFI must be provided in writing. Interested parties are to submit their written comments electronically to windenergyrfi@ee.doe.gov and include ‘‘Comment on RFI: Challenges & Opportunities at the Interface of Wind Turbines and Radar Technology’’ in the subject line of the email. Email attachments can be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file, prepared in accordance with the detailed instructions in the RFI. Documents submitted electronically should clearly indicate which topic areas and specific questions are being addressed and should be limited to no more than 25 MB in size. The complete RFI DE–FOA–0003166 document is located at https://eereexchange.energy.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Taylor, hannah.taylor@ ee.doe.gov, (240) 220–8077. Further instructions can be found in the RFI document DE–FOA–0003166 posted on EERE Exchange at https:// eere-exchange.energy.gov/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Wind Energy Technologies Office and in collaboration with the Wind TurbineRadar Interference Mitigation (WTRIM) khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Nov 13, 2023 Jkt 262001 Working Group, issued this RFI to seek public input to help inform DOE’s implementation of the BIL. The WTRIM Working Group has been working to identify and develop the means to mitigate the technical and operational effects of wind turbines on critical radar missions. This RFI represents the latest effort by the WTRIM Working Group to better understand the challenges wind developers are facing regarding radar interference and to determine the capability of the marketplace to find solutions that mitigate the impact of wind turbine interference on existing and future radar systems. Specific questions can be found in the RFI. The RFI DE–FOA–0003166 is available at: https://eere-exchange. energy.gov/. Confidential Business Information: Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email two well-marked copies: one copy of the document marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information believed to be confidential deleted. Submit these documents via email. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 6, 2023, by Dr. Becca JonesAlbertus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–25029 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78011 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Adjustment of Indemnification Amount for Inflation Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of adjusted indemnification amount. AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is announcing the adjusted amount of indemnification provided under subsection 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), commonly known as the PriceAnderson Act. Subsection 170t. of the AEA requires an inflation adjustment of the indemnification amount at least once during each 5-year period following July 1, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This notice announces $16,592,154,000 as the fourth inflation-adjusted indemnification amount based on the aggregate percentage change in the CPI during the 5-year period from July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2023. DATES: This action is effective on November 14, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghan Claire Hammond, Attorney Advisor (GC–72), Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3806. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78010-78011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25058]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Request for Comment: Election Supporting Technology Evaluation 
Program Manual

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing 
the Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP) Manual 
v1.0 for public comment. The intent of this Manual is to assist in the 
facilitation of Program activities and to serve as a guide for 
manufacturers and voting system test laboratories that select to 
participate in the Program. Participation in this program is voluntary.

DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. eastern on Thursday, 
December 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To view the Manual v1.0, see: https://www.eac.gov/voting-equipment/Election_Supporting_Technology_Evaluation_Program. Comments 
on the proposed ESTEP Manual v1.0 should be submitted electronically 
via https://www.regulations.gov (docket IDs: EAC-2023-0004). Written 
comments on the proposed document can also be sent to the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 
20001, Attn: Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Beatrice, Election 
Technology Specialist, Election Supporting Technology Evaluation 
Program, Washington, DC, (202)-748-2298. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: Under the authority of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(HAVA), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) developed the 
Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (ESTEP). This Program 
establishes a protocol for testing critical election-supporting 
technologies to ensure their conformance with baseline Federal 
standards for security and accessibility. While participation in this 
Program is voluntary, EAC certification benefits the public and wider 
election technology field by supporting State and local election 
officials, increasing quality control and quality assurance of 
election-supporting technologies, and increasing voter confidence in 
the use of these systems.
    This Manual establishes the minimum requirements for participation 
in this Program. If election-supporting technology manufacturers decide 
to participate, then they must conform to the Program Manual's 
procedural requirements.
    Public Comments: Please note that comments submitted in response to 
this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal 
information, you should be aware that your submitted comments, 
including your personal information, will be available for public 
review.
    Respondents: Election Supporting Technology Manufacturers, Voting

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System Test Laboratories, State and Local Election Officials.

Camden Kelliher,
Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-25058 Filed 11-13-23; 8:45 am]
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