[Federal Register: February 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 23)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EAC's Voting System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The EAC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, EAC's
Voting System Test Laboratory Accreditation Program Manual. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden
of the information collection on respondents. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for approval of this information collection by the Office of Management
and budget; they also will become a matter of public record. This
notice requests comments solely on the four criteria above. A separate
notice will be published on the Federal Register to request substantive
comments on the proposed information collection; please refer to the
EAC's Web site, http://www.eac.gov, for further information regarding
the submission of substantive comments.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before 5 p.m. EDT on
April 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection must be submitted in writing through either: (1)
Electronically to pracomments@eac.gov. or (2) U.S. postal mail to the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, NW., Suite
1100, Washington, DC 20005, Attn: Laiza N. Otero, Election Research
Specialist. To ensure receipt and proper handling, comments submitted
via U.S. postal mail shall clearly indicate that they are in response
to this Federal Register notice by writing ``Paperwork Reduction Act''
in the heading section of the letter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the EAC's Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation Program Manual, please, write to
the above address or contact Laiza N. Otero, Election Research
Specialist, at (202) 566-3100. You may also view the proposed
collection instrument by visiting the EAC's Web site at http://www.eac.gov
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voting System Test Laboratory Accreditation Program Manual.
OMB Number: Pending.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires that the EAC provide for the
accreditation and revocation of accreditation of independent, non-
federal laboratories qualified to test voting systems to Federal
standards. Generally, the EAC considers for accreditation those
laboratories evaluated and recommended by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) pursuant to HAVA Section 231(b)(1).
However, consistent with HAVA Section 231(b)(2)(B), the Commission may
also vote to accredit laboratories outside of those recommended by NIST
upon publication of an explanation of the reason for any such
accreditation. In
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order to meet its statutory requirements under HAVA Section 15371(b),
the EAC has developed the EAC's Voting System Test Laboratory
Accreditation Program. The procedural requirements of the program are
established in the proposed information collection, the EAC Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation Program Manual. Although
participation in the program in voluntary, adherence to the program's
procedural requirements is mandatory for participants. The procedural
requirements of this Manual will supersede any prior laboratory
accreditation requirements issued by the EAC. This manual shall be read
in conjunction with the EAC's Voting System Testing and Certification
Program Manual (OMB 3265-0004).
Affected Public: Voting system test laboratories.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 08-453 Filed 2-1-08; 8:45 am]
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