Election Assistance Commission 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a modification of the previously approved information collection OMB Control Number 3265-0021 EAC Progress Report (EAC-PR). The EAC Office of Grants Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible for distributing, monitoring and providing technical assistance to states and grantees on the use of federal funds. EAC/OGM also reports on how the funds are spent, negotiates indirect cost rates with grantees, and resolves audit findings on the use of HAVA funds. The EAC-PR has been developed for both interim and final progress reports for grants issued under HAVA authority. This revised format builds upon that report for the various grant awards given by EAC and provides terminology clarification. A ``For Comment'' version of the draft format for use in submission of interim and final Progress Reports is posted on the EAC website at: https://www.eac.gov/payments- and-grants/reporting. The PR will directly benefit award recipients by making it easier for them to administer federal grant and cooperative agreement programs through standardization of the types of information required in progress reportsthereby reducing their administrative effort and costs. After obtaining and considering public comment, the EAC will prepare the format for final clearance. Comments are invited on (a) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected from respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (b) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments on a proposed VVSG Lifecycle Policy, which is available at https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC-2021-0001). The Notice appeared in the Federal Register on November 9, 2021 in FR Doc. 2021-24501, on pages 62156-62157 (86 FR 62156). The DATES section should be corrected to read:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the EAC announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information collection (National Mail Voter Registration Form) to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. Section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (``NVRA'') and Section 802 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (``HAVA'') requires the responsible agency to maintain a national mail voter registration form for U.S. citizens that want to register to vote, to update registration information due to a change of name, make a change of address or to register with a political party by returning the form to their state election office.

Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Local Leadership Council Inaugural Meeting.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0 for public comment. The intent of the VVSG Lifecycle Policy is to help facilitate migration to the new VVSG 2.0 standard by providing guidance on the types of version changes, Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL) accreditation, deprecation of obsolete major standards, and establishing a periodic review and update timeline for new standards going forward. The policy defines changes that may be made to systems certified to deprecated standards and describes the process for updating the standards.

Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published a document in the Federal Register regarding the scheduled Moving VVSG 2.0 Forward meeting.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an emergency reinstatement of the National Mail Voter Registration form. Section 9(a) of the NVRA and Section 802 of HAVA requires the responsible agency to maintain a national mail voter registration form for U.S. citizens that want to register to vote, to update registration information due to a change of name, make a change of address or to register with a political party by returning the form to their state election office.

Roundtable Discussion: Voter Turnout and Trends For People with Disabilities During the 2020 General Election.

Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors Annual Meeting.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the purpose of this notice is to announce that the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has renewed the charters for the Board of Advisors, the Standards Board, and the Technical Guidelines Development Committee for a two-year period through April 13, 2023. The Board of Advisors, the Standards Board, and the Technical Guidelines Development Committee are federal advisory committees under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published a document in the Federal Register regarding the scheduled Accessibility Survey and Lessons Learned Roundtable Discussion. The Notice appeared in the Federal Register of February 2, 2021 in FR Doc. 2021-02197, on page 7863 in the second column. The DATES section should be corrected to read:

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published a document in the Federal Register regarding the scheduled Roundtable Discussion: 2020 Elections Lessons Learned. The Roundtable Discussion scheduled for 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 is cancelled. The Notice appeared in the Federal Register of January 8, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-0269, on page 1486 in the third column and page 1487 in the first column.

Roundtable discussion: 2020 Elections lessons learned.