10134 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carly 

Borgmeier, 202–502–7691. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Application for the 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0792. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 100. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 11,000. 

Abstract: This is an application to 

participate in the Fulbright-Hays Group 

Project Abroad Program, which provides 

grants to overseas projects in training, 

research, and curriculum development 

in modern foreign languages and area 

studies for groups of teachers, students 

and faculty. 

Dated: February 19, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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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 April 25, 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, can 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 is 

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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