Election Assistance Commission 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet in open session on Thursday, January 13, 2011 and Friday, January 14, 2011 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Pursuant to Sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register changes to the HAVA state plans previously submitted by Ohio and Louisiana.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the purpose of this notice is to announce that the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has renewed the charter for the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) for a two-year period through September 2, 2012. The TGDC is a federal advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has cancelled the EAC closed session meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 9-11 a.m. EDT. The meeting was announced in a sunshine notice that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 in Volume 75, Number 159.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) seeks comments on proposed changes to its regulations pertaining to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Section 9(a) of the NVRA requires the responsible agency to issue regulations for developing a national mail voter registration form and for submitting a biennial report to Congress on the impact of the NVRA. EAC proposes to amend its NVRA regulations to ensure that they are consistent with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) and to make some technical amendments. EAC also invites public comments on additional changes to the NVRA regulations to improve voter registration through the content and format of the Federal form and to change the date by which States are required to submit data to EAC for use in the biennial report to Congress on the impact of the NVRA. EAC will not make any changes to the NVRA regulations until after the November 2010 Federal election. EAC anticipates issuing a final rule pertaining to the regulations necessitated by HAVA. EAC may also issue new regulations about the content and format of the Federal form and the biennial report to Congress based on the comments it receives on the topics discussed in Section VI either in the same final rule or in a separate final rule.

Pursuant to Sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register changes to the HAVA state plans previously submitted by Alaska.

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet in open session on Thursday, July 8, 2010 and Friday, July 9, 2010 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has cancelled the EAC Public Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. The meeting was announced in a sunshine notice that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, May 21, 2010 in Volume 75, Number 98.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed debarment and suspension regulations. These proposed regulations will apply to nonprocurement grants, cooperative agreements and other similar transactions. Under this system, a person who is debarred or suspended is excluded from federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits under federal programs and activities. The proposed regulations adopt the format established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in a document on nonprocurement debarment and suspension published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2005. In today's notice EAC proposes establishing a new 2 CFR chapter 58 Part 5800 that adopts OMB's final government-wide guidance on nonprocurement debarment and suspension and contains supplemental EAC nonprocurement debarment and suspension provisions.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) seeks public comment on the Proposed Notice and Comment Policy 2.0. EAC's current Notice and Comment Policy is to provide effective notice for a period of public comment on all policies being considered for adoption by the EAC, that are not subject to notice and comment under any Federal statute. The policy requires action within specified time periods to permit as much public notice as possible. Because of the firm

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) seeks public comment on Proposed Rule of Agency Procedure No. 1: Procedures for Voting by Circulation Version 2.0. EAC's current Proposed Rule of Agency Procedure No. 1: Procedures for Voting by Circulation provide the public with the process, including timelines on how EAC Commissioners vote to approve matters requiring formal Commission action that has not been placed on a meeting agenda. The policy requires action within specified time periods to allow a thorough and predictable time period for EAC Commissioners to consider the matter. Because of the firm deadlines, the current policy limits EAC's ability

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing a procedural manual for its Pilot Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual for a fifteen day public comment period. This program sets the administrative procedures for manufacturers seeking certification of pilot voting systems to be used in a federal election.

Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register changes to the HAVA State plan previously submitted by Nevada.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) seeks public comment on the Proposed Information Quality Guidelines policy. The policy outlines the EAC's directives and required procedures to implement the OMB Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies, 67 FR 8452 (``OMB Guidelines''). The EAC developed the Proposed Information Quality Guidelines to meet its obligations under the OMB Guidelines and to codify its high standards of quality in the production of information disseminated outside the agency.