[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47933-47934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22657]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting roundtable discussion.

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (EST).

PLACE: Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida 
Ave., NE., Washington, DC 20002. (202) 651-6000.

AGENDA: The Commission will host a roundtable discussion regarding 
research, development and implementation of technologies and other 
assistance to make voting more accessible. Panelists at the roundtable 
will help to inform the Commission regarding the types of research that 
should be supported through the Accessible Voting Technology Initiative 
(AVTI). The AVTI is a competitive grant program that will fund research 
and technology adoption to make voting systems (including paper 
ballots) more accessible to all voters and make the entire election 
process more welcoming and accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Competitive grants for this initiative will be issued under the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 and funded by the Omnibus Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8). The Commission is currently 
accepting comments on the plan for development of a notice of funding 
announcement here: http://www.eac.gov/program-

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    Members of the public may observe but not participate in EAC 
meetings unless this notice provides otherwise. Members of the public 
may use small electronic audio recording devices to record the 
proceedings. The use of other recording equipment and cameras requires 
advance notice to and coordination with the Commission's Communications 
Office.*
    *View EAC Regulations Implementing Government in the Sunshine Act.
    This meeting will be open to the public.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Mark Abbott, Telephone: (202) 566-
3100.

Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-22657 Filed 9-16-09; 4:15 pm]
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