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to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

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Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25001 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; notice of 

public meeting agenda. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) will conduct a 

public meeting to discuss the 2023 

Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Pilot 

Program and consider next steps for the 

program. 

DATES: Monday, December 4, 2:00 p.m.– 

3:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual 

and livestreamed on the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission’s YouTube 

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ 

channel/ 

UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 

9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

will conduct a public meeting to discuss 

the 2023 EAC Voluntary Electronic Poll 

Book Pilot Program and consider next 

steps for the program. 

Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) will consider the 

adoption of the Voluntary Electronic 

Poll Book Pilot Program as a standing 

program at the agency. To facilitate this 

conversation, the EAC Commissioners 

will hear from the EAC’s Election 

Supporting Technology Evaluation 

Program (ESTEP) staff on feedback they 

have received on the pilot and 

recommendations for next steps for 

implementation. 

Background: Under the authority of 

the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the 

EAC created the Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program 

(ESTEP) to establish requirements and 

guidelines specific to election 

technologies that are not covered under 

the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 

(VVSG). The e-poll book pilot is the first 

in a series of pilots conducted by the 

ESTEP program, which will also 

examine voter registration databases, 

election night reporting systems, and 

electronic ballot delivery systems. 

The e-poll book pilot program testing 

took place between January and August 

2023. The pilot involved two VSTLs, 

Pro V&V and SLI Compliance, that 

tested e-poll book devices from five 

commercial manufacturers, and two inhouse developers. These systems were 

tested against the Voluntary Electronic 

Poll Book Requirements (Version 0.9) 

developed by ESTEP in consultation 

with the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), cybersecurity 

and accessibility experts, and other key 

stakeholders. 

The full agenda will be posted in 

advance on the EAC website: https://

www.eac.gov. 

Status: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25135 Filed 11–9–23; 11:15 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Request for Comment: Election 

Supporting Technology Evaluation 

Program Manufacturer Registration 

Form 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC) gives 

notice that it is requesting from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for the information 

collection of one Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program form. 

The information collected is to be used 

to improve the quality of electionsupporting technology used in federal 

elections, and to collect necessary key 

information on election-supporting 

technology manufacturers and their 

systems. Participation in this program is 

voluntary. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. eastern on Friday, January 12, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: To view the Election 

Supporting Technology Evaluation 

Program form, see: https://www.eac.gov/ 

voting-equipment/Election_Supporting_

Technology_Evaluation_Program. 

Comments on the proposed form should 

be submitted electronically via https:// 

www.regulations.gov (docket IDs: EAC– 

2023–0003). 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: Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Beatrice, Election Technology 

Specialist, Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program, 

Washington, DC, (202)–748–2298. 

Email: estep@eac.gov. 

All requests and submissions should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Title and OMB Number: ESTEP 

Manufacturer Registration Form, OMB 

Number Pending. 

Purpose: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3501–3520), Federal Agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ 

is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 

CFR 1320.3(c) and includes Agency 

requests or requirements that members 

of the public submit reports, keep 

records, or provide information to a 

third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

PRA requires Federal agencies to 

provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register concerning each proposed 

collection of information, including 

each proposed extension of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the EAC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

The EAC Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program 

evaluates the security and accessibility 

of election-supporting technologies, 

including electronic poll books, voter 

registration systems, electronic ballot 

delivery systems, and election night 

reporting databases. 

The program is to publish one form. 

This is to be used to collect key 

information concerning electionsupporting technology manufacturers. 

The application for registration in the 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program collects 

administrative information on 

manufacturers and their organizations. 

This information is collected to 

improve the quality of electionsupporting technology used in federal 

elections. 

Public Comments: We are soliciting 

public comments to permit the EAC to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary and 

sufficient for the proper functions of the 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of burden for this proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of information to be collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your submitted comments, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Respondents: Election Supporting 

Technology Manufacturers, State and 

Local Election Officials. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

OMB approval is requested for 3 

years. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per year 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

ESTEP Manufacturer Registration Form ......................................................... 10 1 2 20 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ 10 ........................ 20 

The estimated cost of the annualized 

cost of this burden is: $1,681. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25057 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Request for Comment: Voluntary 

Electronic Poll Book Requirements 

Version 1.0 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) is publishing 

Version 1.0 of the Voluntary Electronic 

Poll Book Requirements (VEPBR v1.0) 

for public comment. The intent of the 

VEPBR v1.0 is to improve the 

functionality, security, and accessibility 

of electronic poll books used in Federal 

elections. The VEPBR v1.0 establishes 

baseline requirements for electronic poll 

book manufacturers to receive 

certification through the EAC’s Election 

Supporting Technology Evaluation 

Program (ESTEP). This version replaces 

the draft version (0.9) utilized during 

the EAC’s Voluntary Electronic Poll 

Book Pilot Program in 2021–2023. 

Participation in this program is 

voluntary. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. eastern on Thursday, December 

14, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To view the VEPBR v1.0, 

see: https://www.eac.gov/votingequipment/Election_Supporting_

Technology_Evaluation_Program. 

Comments on the proposed VEPBR v1.0 

should be submitted electronically via 

https://www.regulations.gov (docket IDs: 

EAC–2023–0005). Written comments on 

the proposed document can also be sent 

to the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 

200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Beatrice, Election Technology 

Specialist, Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program, 

Washington, DC, (202) 748–2298. Email: 

estep@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: Under the authority of the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) developed the 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program (ESTEP). This 

Program establishes a protocol for 

testing critical election-supporting 

technologies to ensure their 

conformance with baseline Federal 

standards for security and accessibility. 

While participation in this Program is 

voluntary, EAC certification benefits the 

public and wider election technology 

field by supporting State and local 

election officials, increasing quality 

control and quality assurance of 

election-supporting technologies, and 

increasing voter confidence in the use of 

these systems. 

The VEPBR v1.0 will be used 

primarily by electronic poll book system 

manufacturers and Voting System Test 

Laboratories (VSTLs) as a baseline set of 

requirements for electronic poll book 

system security and accessibility to 

which States or Territories will add 


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