[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4267-4268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01670]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act 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 Monday, February 8, 2016 and Tuesday, February 
9, 2016 at the U.S. Access Board in Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 8, 2016, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time (estimated based on speed of 
business), and Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., 
Eastern time (estimated based on speed of business).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F 
Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-1111; (202) 272-0080.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Wilburg, NIST Voting Program, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-6994 or [email protected].
    Agenda Information: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C.A. App. 2, notice is hereby given that the TGDC will 
meet Monday, February 8, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern 
time, and Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 8:30

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a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Eastern time. Discussions at the meeting will 
include the following topics: The Working Groups Activities since the 
July TGDC Meeting that include Pre-Election, Election and Post-
Election; The Constituency Groups Activities since the July TGDC 
Meeting that include Cyber Security, Human Factors, Interoperability 
and Testing; the scope of the VVSG in terms of the definition of a 
voting system, Post-HAVA Voting System Requirements, Usability & 
Accessibility, and Security; the Standards & Testing Recommendations of 
the President's Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) and the 
Standards & Testing used within the Gaming industry; the Standards 
Setting and Certification Strategies; the Structuring of the Next 
Generation Guidelines (VVSG 1.1) that include Federal Requirements; 
State Requirements; and the Mapping State and Federal requirements. 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.
    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/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The general public, including those who do 
not attend the meeting, may submit written comments, which will be 
distributed to TGDC members. All comments will also be posted on http://vote.nist.gov/. For more information, please contact Patricia Wilburg. 
Patricia Wilburg's contact information is given in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Persons attending meetings in the 
Access Board's conference space are requested to refrain from using 
perfume, cologne, and other fragrances (see http://www.access-board.gov/the-board/policies/fragrance-free-environment for more 
information). If you are in need of a disability accommodation, such as 
the need for Sign Language Interpretation, please contact Patricia 
Wilburg, whose contact information is given in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

Bryan Whitener,
Director of Communications & Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-01670 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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