[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8611-8612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01884]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission announces that the 
Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet in open 
session on Monday, February 13, 2017 and Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 
the U.S. Access Board in Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, and Tuesday, February 14, 2017 from 
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 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. 
Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify Myesha 
Steadman by c.o.b. Monday, February 6, 2017, per instructions under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 
2, notice is hereby given that the U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission's (EAC) Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) 
will meet in open session on Monday, February 13, 2017 and Tuesday, 
February 14, 2017 at the U.S. Access Board in Washington, DC.
    Discussions at the meeting will include the following topics: (1) 
Relating Lessons Learned from 2016 Election to the VVSG; (2) The 
Working Group and Constituency Group Activities since the September 
TGDC Meeting that include Interoperability, Cyber Security, Human 
Factors, and Testing; (3) the scope of the VVSG that includes VVSG 
Discussion and Final Agreement on Scope; (4) Testing in the Real World 
as applied to Voting System Test Labs and Manufacturers; (5) DHS--
Designation of Critical Infrastructure; and (6) Standards Board/Board 
of Advisors, Next TGDC Meeting & Wrap-Up. The full meeting agenda will 
be posted in advance at http://

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vote.nist.gov/. All sessions of this meeting will be open to the 
public.
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must pre-register by c.o.b. 
Monday, February 6, 2017, in order to attend. To register, contact 
Myesha Steadman, NIST Voting Program, Information Technology 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 8970, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, telephone: (301) 975-
3258 or [email protected]. 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 Myesha 
Steadman by c.o.b. Monday, February 6, 2017.
    Members of the public may submit relevant written statements to the 
TGDC with respect to the meeting no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, 
February 6, 2017. Statements may be sent via email at 
[email protected], via standard mail addressed to the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission, 1335 East-West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, or by fax at 301-734-3108. All comments will also be 
posted on http://vote.nist.gov/.
    The TGDC was established in accordance with the requirements of 
Section 221, of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-252, 
codified at 42 U.S.C 15361), 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. Details 
regarding the TGDC's activities are available at http://vote.nist.gov/.
    This meeting will be open to the public.

Bryan Whitener,
Director, National Clearinghouse on Elections, U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-01884 Filed 1-26-17; 8:45 am]
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