[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27641-27642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11840]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Standards Board.

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DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT through Tuesday, June 
14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT.

PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Forum at http://www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx. Once at the main page of EAC's Web site, 
viewers should click the link to the Virtual Public Forum. The virtual 
public forum will open on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT and 
will close on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT. The site will be 
available 24 hours per day during that 14-day period.

PURPOSE: The EAC Standards Board will review and provide comment on the 
TGDC's resolutions from the January 2011 TGDC meeting, with a focus on 
Software Independence, to provide election official feedback to NIST 
and the TGDC.
    The EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Forum was established to 
enable the Standards Board to provide comment in an efficient manner in 
a public forum, including being able to review and discuss draft 
documents when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The 
Standards Board will not take any votes or propose any resolutions 
during the 14-day forum of May 31-June 14, 2011. Members will post 
comments about TGDC's work related to Software Independence to provide 
election official feedback to the TGDC and NIST.
    This activity is open for public observation. The public may view 
the Proceedings of this special forum by visiting the EAC Standards 
Board Virtual Public Forum at http://www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx any time between Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT and 
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT. If it is determined by the chair 
of the

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Standards Board that the meeting period will be extended, an amended 
notice will be posted in the Federal Register and on the EAC Web site 
at http://www.eac.gov for an extension of five days or more. Any 
shorter extension will only be posted at http://www.eac.gov as posting 
in the Federal Register will not be practicable. The public also may 
view the TGDC's work related to Software Independence, which will be 
posted on EAC's Web site beginning May 31, 2011. The public may file 
written statements to the EAC Standards Board at [email protected] 
and by copying Sharmili Edwards at [email protected]. Data on EAC's Web 
site is accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets the 
requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 
566-3100.

Gineen M. Bresso,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-11840 Filed 5-10-11; 4:15 pm]
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