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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Election 

Assistance Commission’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program Manual, Version 1.0 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; comment request. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on EAC’s 

request to renew an existing information 

collection, EAC’s Voting System Testing 

and Certification Program Manual, 

Version 1.0. 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. Note: This notice 

solicits comments on the currently-used 

Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of 

a quorum, EAC will postpone making 

changes to Version 1.0 of the Manual 

until such a time as a quorum is reestablished. See Supplementary 

Information, below. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT 

on June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection must be 

submitted in writing: (1) Electronically 

to jmyers@eac.gov; via mail to Mr. Brian 

Hancock, Director of Voting System 

Testing and Certification, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1335 East West 

Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; or via fax to (202) 566–1392. An 

electronic copy of the manual, version 

1.0, may be found on EAC’s Web site at 

www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection, please 

contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director, 

Voting System Testing and Certification, 

Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax: 

(202) 566–1392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In this notice, EAC seeks comments 

on the paperwork burdens contained in 

the current version of the Voting System 

Testing and Certification Program 

Manual, Version 1.0 OMB Control 

Number 3265–0004 only. Version 1.0 is 

the original version of the Manual 

without changes or updates. 

Current Information Collection 

Request, Version 1.0 

Title: Voting System Testing and 

Certification Program, Version 1.0. 

OMB Number: 3265–0004. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to 

‘‘provide for the testing, certification, 

decertification, and recertification of 

voting system hardware and software by 

accredited laboratories.’’ To fulfill this 

mandate, EAC has developed and 

implemented the Voting System Testing 

and Certification Program Manual, 

Version 1.0. This version is currently in 

use under OMB Control Number 3265– 

0004. EAC had hoped to finalize a 

revised Manual prior to the expiration 

of the current manual’s control number. 

However, due to lack of a quorum, EAC 

will continue using the existing manual, 

version 1.0, necessitating this action. 

Although participation in the program 

in voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. 

Affected Public: Voting system 

manufacturers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. 

Total Annual Responses: 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200 hours. 

Alice Miller, 

Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Election 

Assistance Commission’s Voting 

System Test Laboratory Program 

Manual, Version 1.0 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; comment request. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on EAC’s 

request to renew an existing information 

collection, EAC’s Voting System Test 

Laboratory Program Manual, Version 

1.0. 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. Note: This notice 

solicits comments on the currently-used 

Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of 

a quorum, EAC will postpone making 

changes to Version 1.0 of the Manual 

until such a time as a quorum is reestablished. See Supplementary 

Information, below. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT 

on June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection must be 

submitted in writing: (1) Electronically 

to jmyers@eac.gov; via mail to Mr. Brian 

Hancock, Director of Voting System 

Testing and Certification, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1335 East West 

Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; or via fax to (202) 566–1392. An 

electronic copy of the manual, version 


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1.0, may be found on EAC’s Web site at 

www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection, please 

contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director, 

Voting System Testing and Certification, 

Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax: 

(202) 566–1392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In this notice, EAC seeks comments 

on the paperwork burdens contained in 

the current version of the Voting System 

Test Laboratory Manual, Version 1.0 

OMB Control Number 3265–0004 only. 

Version 1.0 is the original version of the 

Manual without changes or updates. 

Current Information Collection 

Request, Version 1.0 

Title: Voting System Test Laboratory 

Manual, Version 1.0. 

OMB Number: 3265–0013. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to 

‘‘provide for the testing, certification, 

decertification, and recertification of 

voting system hardware and software by 

accredited laboratories.’’ To fulfill this 

mandate, EAC has developed and 

implemented the Voting System Test 

Laboratory Program Manual, Version 

1.0. This version is currently in use 

under OMB Control Number 3265–0013. 

Although participation in the program 

in voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. 

Affected Public: Voting system 

manufacturers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. 

Total Annual Responses: 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200 hours. 

Alice Miller, 

Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10345 Filed 5–5–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–357–A] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Hunt Electric Power Marketing, L.L.C. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Hunt Electric Power 

Marketing, L.L.C. (HEPM) has applied to 

renew its authority to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Mexico 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

to: Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 

8008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). 

On August 31, 2009, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–357, which authorized 

HEPM to transmit electric energy from 

the United States to Mexico as a power 

marketer for a five-year term using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. That authority expires on 

August 31, 2014. On April 14, 2014, 

HEPM filed an application with DOE for 

renewal of the export authority 

contained in Order No. EA–357 for an 

additional five-year term. 

In its application, HEPM states that it 

does not own any electric generating or 

transmission facilities, and it does not 

have a franchised service area. The 

electric energy that HEPM proposes to 

export to Mexico would be surplus 

energy purchased from electric utilities, 

Federal power marketing agencies, and 

other entities within the United States. 

The existing international transmission 

facilities to be utilized by HEPM have 

previously been authorized by 

Presidential permits issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended, 

and are appropriate for open access 

transmission by third parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments on the HEPM application 

to export electric energy to Mexico 

should be clearly marked with OE 

Docket No. EA–357–A. An additional 

copy is to be provided directly to 

Geoffrey Street, Hunt Electric Power 

Marketing, L.L.C., 1900 North Akard 

Street, Dallas, TX 75201 and to James M. 

Bushee, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 

LLP, One American Center, 600 

Congress Avenue, Suite 2000, Austin, 

TX 78701. A final decision will be made 

on this application after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

a determination is made by DOE that the 

proposed action will not have an 

adverse impact on the sufficiency of 

supply or reliability of the U.S. electric 

power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available by request to the 

addresses provided above or by 

accessing the program Web site at 

http://energy.gov/node/11845. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 

2014. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), U.S. Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Information Collection 

Extension; Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA intends to revise and 

extend for three years, Form EIA–914 

‘‘Monthly Natural Gas Production 

Report,’’ with the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The revisions include increasing the 

number of states for which natural gas 

production will be collected. Gas 

production has increased dramatically 

in a few of the states outside the current 


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