[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 39986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17793]


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 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Technical Guidelines Development Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
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, September 11, 2017 and Tuesday, September 12, 
2017 at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in Silver Spring, MD.

DATES and TIMES:  The meeting will be held on Monday, September 11, 
2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, and Tuesday, 
September 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern time (estimated 
based on speed of business).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission, 1335 East West Highway (First Floor Conference Room), 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 563-3919.
    Agenda Information: Presentations and discussions at the meeting 
will include the following topics: (1) Update from the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) Review of Voluntary 
Voting System Guidelines (VVSG 2.0), Adoption Process and Transitioning 
Standards; (3) Security & Accessibility Meeting Update; (4) Overview 
and Discussion of Principles & Guidelines; (5) Overview & Update on 
Requirements and Test Assertions; (6) Cyber Security Presentation; and 
(7) Critical Infrastructure/MS-ISAC Presentation. Committee members 
will discuss next steps in the adoption process for VVSG 2. 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.
    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 
Tuesday, September 5, 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. 2017-17793 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am]
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