80 FR 38183 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 127 (July 2, 2015)

Page Range		38183-38184
FR Document		2015-16505

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet in open session on Monday, July 20, 2015 and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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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 Monday, July 20, 2015 and Tuesday, July 21, 
2015 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 
Gaithersburg, Maryland.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 20, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Eastern time (estimated based on speed of 
business), and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 
Eastern time (estimated based on speed of business).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, 
Portrait Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900. Members of the public 
wishing to attend the meeting must notify Mary Lou Norris or Angela 
Ellis by c.o.b. Monday, July 13, 2015, 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) 975-6772 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the TGDC will 
meet Monday, July 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Eastern 
time, and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern 
time. Discussions at the meeting will include the following topics: 
Review of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 1.1 (VVSG 1.1); Impact 
of the VVSG on State Certification Efforts; Usability and Accessibility 
Update; Update on Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 
VSCC P1622 (IEEE VSCC P1622); EAC Future VVSG Working Group Report; 
National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) Standards and 
Certification Subcommittee Update; Standards Board VVSG Subcommittee 
Update; TGDC open Discussion on Future VVSG Development; Update on 
Security Related Advancements and Threats; Update on System 
Certification; Update from the Federal Voting Assistance Program 
(FVAP). 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/.
    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. Monday, July 13, 2015, in order to 
attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and 
phone number to Gladys Arrisueno and she will provide you with 
instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their 
country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Gladys 
Arrisueno's email address is [email protected], and her phone 
number is (301) 975-5220. If you are in need of a disability 
accommodation, such as the need for Sign Language Interpretation, 
please contact Patricia Wilburg by c.o.b Monday, July 13, 2015. 
Patricia Wilburg's contact information is given in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting may send a

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request to participate to Patricia Wilburg by c.o.b. Thursday, July 9, 
2015. 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 20, 2015, 
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 Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
    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 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on 
Tuesday, July 14, 2015. All comments will also be posted on http://www.nist.gov/itl/vote/.
    TGDC Vacancy Announcement:
    In accordance with Section 12 (Membership and Designation) of the 
TGDC FACA Charter 2015, the Election Assistance Commission and the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology are seeking applications 
from four (4) qualified individuals to fill remaining vacancies on the 
EAC Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC). Individuals 
should have significant technical and scientific expertise relating to 
voting systems and voting equipment as well as a good general knowledge 
of the election administration process in the United States. Members of 
the Committee serve for a term of two (2) years, and may serve for a 
longer period only if reappointed for an additional term or terms. All 
applications should be sent via email to: [email protected]
    Or via regular mail to: Brian Hancock, Director of Testing and 
Certification, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1335 East-West 
Highway, Ste. 4300, Silver Spring, MD. 20910
    Applications should be received by the EAC no later than close of 
business July 8, 2015.
    This announcement will also be published in the Federal Register as 
Required by Section 12 (Membership and Designation) of the TGDC FACA 
Charter 2015.

Bryan Whitener,
Director of Communications & Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission.
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OMB Control Number: 1850–0788. information from practice guides into an Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
Type of Review: A revision of an 8–10 page summary that presents expert 8970, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930,
existing information collection. recommendations from the field, along telephone: (301) 975–6772 or
Respondents/Affected Public: with tips on implementing the patricia.wilburg@nist.gov.
Individuals or Households. recommendations. The WWC has SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Total Estimated Number of Annual already released two of these to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
Responses: 85,210. summaries—Teaching Math to Young
Total Estimated Number of Annual (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby
Children and Teaching Elementary given that the TGDC will meet Monday,
Burden Hours: 1,892. School Students to Be Effective Writers.
Abstract: The Institute of Education July 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:45
Finally, topical blasts consolidate WWC p.m., Eastern time, and Tuesday, July
Sciences (IES) within the U.S. content relevant to a specific education
Department of Education is proposing 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
topic. Emails direct users to a dedicated Eastern time. Discussions at the meeting
data collection activity as part of the
landing page containing links to the will include the following topics:
What Works Clearinghouse Feedback
relevant content. Findings from the case Review of the Voluntary Voting System
Task. The task and its associated efforts
studies of these topics will be used to Guidelines 1.1 (VVSG 1.1); Impact of the
are being undertaken by the U.S.
improve these and other WWC products VVSG on State Certification Efforts;
Department of Education, Institute of
going forward. The WWC feedback task Usability and Accessibility Update;
Education Sciences (IES), and is being
will include the following data Update on Institute of Electrical and
conducted by Mathematica Policy
collection methods: focus groups with Electronics Engineers VSCC P1622
Research. The intended purpose of the
WWC users, user feedback web surveys, (IEEE VSCC P1622); EAC Future VVSG
Department of Education (ED), Institute
of Education Sciences (IES) WWC and data analytics. Working Group Report; National
feedback task is to collect feedback from Dated: June 29, 2015. Association of State Election Directors
users on the relevance, timeliness, Kate Mullan, (NASED) Standards and Certification
quality, and ease of use of the products Acting Director, Information Collection Subcommittee Update; Standards Board
associated with the What Works Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy VVSG Subcommittee Update; TGDC
Clearinghouse Web site. The results of Officer, Office of Management. open Discussion on Future VVSG
the data collection will be used to [FR Doc. 2015–16316 Filed 7–1–15; 8:45 am] Development; Update on Security
inform improvements in ED program BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Related Advancements and Threats;
products and services for its customers. Update on System Certification; Update
The WWC provides educators, from the Federal Voting Assistance
policymakers, and the public with a ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Program (FVAP). The full meeting
central and trusted source of scientific agenda will be posted in advance at
evidence of what works in education. Sunshine Act Meeting Notice http://vote.nist.gov/. All sessions of this
The WWC aims to make findings from meeting will be open to the public.
education research easy and accessible AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance The TGDC was established pursuant
through its searchable online repository Commission. to 42 U.S.C 15361, to act in the public
of intervention reports, single study ACTION: Public Meeting of the Technical interest to assist the Executive Director
reviews, and practice guides. There are Guidelines Development Committee. of the Election Assistance Commission
thousands of empirical studies that SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines (EAC) in the development of voluntary
claim to identify effective instructional Development Committee (TGDC) will voting system guidelines. Details
approaches, many using complicated meet in open session on Monday, July regarding the TGDC’s activities are
research methods and statistical 20, 2015 and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at available at http://vote.nist.gov/.
analyses. This research often yields the National Institute of Standards and All visitors to the National Institute of
conflicting results, leaving educators Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Standards and Technology site will
wondering which approach to take. Maryland. have to pre-register to be admitted.
Given the large volume of education Anyone wishing to attend this meeting
research and significant variation in DATES: The meeting will be held on must register by c.o.b. Monday, July 13,
quality, principals and other educators Monday, July 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. 2015, in order to attend. Please submit
need help identifying reliable research until 4:45 p.m., Eastern time (estimated your name, time of arrival, email
and interpreting findings. Using based on speed of business), and address and phone number to Gladys
systematic review processes and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to Arrisueno and she will provide you
evidence standards, the WWC reviews 12 p.m., Eastern time (estimated based with instructions for admittance. Non-
all the research on a topic to identify the on speed of business). U.S. citizens must also submit their
most rigorous studies and synthesize the ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place country of citizenship, title, employer/
findings from high-quality education at the National Institute of Standards sponsor, and address. Gladys
research. The WWC has developed three and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Arrisueno’s email address is
new products that focus on utilizing the Drive, Building 101, Portrait Room, gladys.arrisueno@nist.gov, and her
WWC and the WWC resources when Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8900. phone number is (301) 975–5220. If you
making key decisions in education. Members of the public wishing to attend are in need of a disability
First, the WWC will produce and is the meeting must notify Mary Lou accommodation, such as the need for
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developing several videos that describe Norris or Angela Ellis by c.o.b. Monday, Sign Language Interpretation, please
the purpose of the WWC or how to July 13, 2015, per instructions under the contact Patricia Wilburg by c.o.b
understand specific materials on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Monday, July 13, 2015. Patricia
Web site. For example, the WWC has this notice. Wilburg’s contact information is given
already released a video that addresses FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
how to select a mathematics curriculum. Patricia Wilburg, NIST Voting Program, CONTACT section above.
The WWC also developed practice guide Information Technology Laboratory, Members of the public who wish to
summaries which consolidate the National Institute of Standards and speak at this meeting may send a

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Public Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, July 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Eastern time (estimated based on speed of business), and Tuesday, July 21, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern time (estimated based on speed of business).
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) 975-6772 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 38183