[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35866-35867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15326]


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U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Public Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will 
meet in open session on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and Wednesday, July 27, 
2011 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 
Gaithersburg, Maryland.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, and Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time.

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

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Ellis by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, per instructions under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nelson Hastings, NIST Voting Program, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-5237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the TGDC will meet 
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, and 
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time. 
Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include UOCAVA (Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), Common Data Format, and 
Usability and Accessibility issues. The full meeting agenda will be 
posted in advance at http://vote.nist.gov. All sessions of this meeting 
will be open to the public. A live webcast of this meeting will be 
available at http://vote.nist.gov.
    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.
    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 c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in order 
to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email 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. If you 
are in need of a disability accommodation, such as the need for Sign 
Language Interpretation, please contact Nelson Hastings by c.o.b. 
Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
    Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting may send a 
request to participate to Nelson Hastings by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 
2011. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like 
to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs 
are invited to request a place on the agenda. On July 26, 2011, 
approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for public comments at the 
end of the open session. Speaking times will be assigned on a first-
come, first-served basis. The amount of time per speaker will be 
determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be no 
more than 3 to 5 minutes each. Participants who are chosen will receive 
confirmation from the contact listed above that they were selected by 
12 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, July 22, 2011.
    The general public, including those who are not selected to speak, 
may submit written comments, which will be distributed to TGDC members 
so long as they are received no later than 12 p.m. Eastern time on 
Friday, July 22, 2011. All comments will also be posted on http://vote.nist.gov.

Donetta Davidson,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-15326 Filed 6-16-11; 11:15 am]
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