[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62156-62157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24501]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Notice and Request for Public Comment on VVSG Lifecycle Policy

AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is publishing 
the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0 for 
public comment. The intent of the VVSG

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Lifecycle Policy is to help facilitate migration to the new VVSG 2.0 
standard by providing guidance on the types of version changes, Voting 
System Test Laboratory (VSTL) accreditation, deprecation of obsolete 
major standards, and establishing a periodic review and update timeline 
for new standards going forward. The policy defines changes that may be 
made to systems certified to deprecated standards and describes the 
process for updating the standards.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time on December 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submission of Comments: Comments on the proposed VVSG 
Lifecycle Policy 1.0 should be submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC-2021-0001). Written comments on the 
proposed information collection can also be sent to the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 
20001, Attn: Testing & Certification.
    Obtaining a copy of the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0: To obtain a copy 
of the draft VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 (1) Download a copy at https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC-2021-0001); or (2) write to the EAC 
(including your address and phone number) at U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 
Testing & Certification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Panek, phone (301) 960-1216, email 
[email protected]; U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.

Kevin Rayburn,
General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-24501 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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