[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 222 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59970-59971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27874]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act; Notice of Public Meeting of the Technical 
Guidelines Development Committee

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public. There is no fee to 
attend, but, due to security requirements, advance registration is 
required. Registration information will be available at: http://www.vote.nist.gov.
SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will 
meet in open session on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Eastern Time, and Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Eastern Time.
    The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (the ``Development 
Committee'') has scheduled a plenary meeting for December 9-10, 2009. 
The Committee was established to act in the public interest to assist 
the Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 
in the development of voluntary voting system guidelines. The purpose 
of the meeting of the Development Committee will be to receive 
information from both National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST) and the EAC regarding current standards development work. The 
Development Committee will also be briefed on the EAC's Testing and 
Certification process, UOCAVA work, as well as the EAC's Voting System 
Election Operations Assessment. The Development Committee will also 
begin to develop a work plan for its future work.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900. Members of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting must notify Mary Lou Norris or Angela Ellis by COB. 
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, per instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Wack, NIST Voting Program, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-3411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the TGDC will meet 
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time, and 
Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time. All 
sessions will be open to the public. The TGDC was established pursuant 
to 42 U.S.C 15361, to act in the public interest to assist the 
Executive Director of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in the 
development of voluntary voting system guidelines. Details regarding 
the TGDC's activities are available at http://vote.nist.gov.
    The Technical Guidelines Development Committee held their first 
plenary meeting on July 9, 2004. At this meeting, the Development 
Committee agreed to a resolution forming three working groups: (1) 
Human Factors & Privacy; (2) Security & Transparency; and (3) Core 
Requirements & Testing to gather information and review preliminary 
reports on issues pertinent to voluntary voting standard 
recommendations. At subsequent plenary sessions, additional resolutions 
were debated and adopted by the TGDC. The resolutions define technical 
work tasks for NIST that assist the TGDC in developing recommendations 
for voluntary voting system guidelines. The Development Committee 
approved initial recommendations for voluntary voting system guidelines 
at the April 20th & 21st, 2005 meeting. The recommendations were 
formally delivered to the EAC in May 2005 for their review. In 
September of 2005, the Development Committee began review of 
preliminary technical reports for the next iteration of voluntary 
voting system guidelines. The Development Committee began consideration 
of future recommendations for voluntary voting system guidelines at the 
September 29, 2005 meeting. At the March 29th, 2006 meeting, the 
Development Committee reviewed and approved draft technical guidance 
documents that will form the bases for recommendations for future 
voluntary voting system guidelines. The Committee reviewed, debated and 
approved draft recommendations for the next iteration of voluntary 
voting system guidelines at the May 21st and 22nd, 2007 meeting.
    All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend 
this meeting must register by COB. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in 
order to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail 
address and phone number to Mary Lou Norris or Angela Ellis, and they 
will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens 
must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, 
and address. Mary Lou Norris' e-mail address is 
[email protected], and her phone number is (301) 975-2002. Angela 
Ellis' e-mail address is [email protected], and her phone number is 
(301) 975-3881.
    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

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coordination with the Commission's Communications Office.

Alice Miller,
Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-27874 Filed 11-17-09; 11:15 am]
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