[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 54139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20364]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC). Announcement 
of TGDC Subcommittee Public Meetings.

DATE AND TIME: The subcommittee meetings will be held September 20th 
(Transparency and Security), 21st (Core Requirements and Testing) and 
22nd (Human Factors and Privacy), 2004 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESS AND REGISTRATION: The meetings will be held at the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology North Campus, 820 West Diamond 
Avenue, Room 152, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Due to security requirements 
advance registration is required at http://vote.nist.gov. Registration 
will be available until 5 p.m., E.S.T., on Wednesday, September 15, 
2004. There is no fee.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

SUMMARY: Public Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 
establishes a 15-member Technical Guidelines Development Committee 
(TGDC) to assist the Executive Director of the Election Assistance 
Commission (EAC) in the development of voluntary voting system 
guidelines. HAVA names the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) to chair the TGDC and requires NIST to 
provide the TGDC with technical support necessary to carry out its 
duties. The TGDC met on July 9, 2004, and resolved to establish three 
five-member subcommittees, each to be chaired by a member. The EAC 
subsequently approved formation of the subcommittees. The subcommittees 
are named: (1) Security and Transparency, (2) Human Factors and 
Privacy, and (3) Core Requirements and Testing.
    The duties of the TGDC include the gathering and analysis of data 
and information related to the security of computers, human factors, 
voter privacy, and methods to detect and prevent fraud. The purpose of 
the subcommittee meetings is to provide an opportunity for the election 
community to offer testimony on technical issues related to the TGDC's 
voluntary voting standards development process. Each meeting will be 
chaired by the respective subcommittee chair, and will consist of the 
presentation of panels of experts by technical subject matter. One hour 
will be reserved at the conclusion of each day for members of the 
public to provide up to five minutes of testimony. Members of the 
public intending to present testimony are requested to indicate this on 
the advance registration form. Relevant issues include security, 
transparency, human factors, privacy, core standards requirements and 
testing of voting systems. Further information on the hearings, 
including listings of subcommittee members and panel topics, is 
available at http://vote.nist.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Eustis, Project Director, 
Technical Guidelines Development Committee, 100 Bureau Drive/MS 8900, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900, phone (301) 975-5099 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 
Technical Guidelines Development Subcommittee Meetings, September 20, 
21, and 22, 2004. 9 a.m.

Agenda (Same for All Three Days)

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Adoption of Agenda
Introductions
Remarks by Commissioners
Panel One
Panel Two
Panel Three
Panel Four
Public Comment Period
Adjournment

    Note: Composition and detailed subject matter for each of the 
various panels is under development. As information becomes 
available, these details will be posted at http://vote.nist.gov.


Gracia M. Hillman,
Vice-Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-20364 Filed 9-2-04; 3:48 pm]
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