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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket No.: 100114021–0023–01] 

Voting Equipment Evaluations Phase 

III 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NIST is soliciting interest in 

Phase III of the benchmark research for 

voting equipment used in an election in 

2008 or later and/or certified (or 

submitted for certification) by the 

Election Assistance Commission. 

Manufacturers interested in 

participating in Phase III of this research 

will be asked to execute a Letter of 

Understanding. Interested parties are 

invited to contact NIST for information 

regarding participation, Letters of 

Understanding and shipping. 

DATES: Manufacturers who wish to 

participate in the program must submit 

a request and an executed Letter of 

Understanding by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time on May 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Letters of Understanding 

may be obtained from and should be 

submitted to Benjamin Long, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

Information Technology Laboratory 

Office, Building 222, Room B306, 100 

Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8970, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8970. Letters 

of Understanding may be faxed to: 

Benjamin Long at (301) 975–6097. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

shipping and further information, you 

may telephone Benjamin Long at (301) 

975–2816, or e-mail: blong@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Help America Vote Act (Pub. L. 107– 

252), the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST) will be 

conducting Phase III research on voting 

equipment used in an election in 2008 

or later and/or certified (or submitted 

for certification) by the Election 

Assistance Commission. NIST Phase I, 

NIST Phase II, and NIST Phase III 

research support Technical Guidelines 

Development Committee Resolution 05– 

05, Human Performance-Based 

Standards and Usability Testing. NIST 

Phase III research is designed to: (1) 

Develop advanced test protocols, 

primarily for usability and accessibility, 

(2) validate test protocols, and (3) 

support additional research and test 

protocol development for next 

generation voluntary voting system 

guidelines. NIST may also examine 

relevant instructions, documentation 

and error messages, without doing any 

direct usability studies thereon. 

NIST Phase I provided research for 

determining initial benchmarks (see: 

http://vote.nist.gov/meeting-08172007/ 

Usability-Benchmarks-080907.doc). 

NIST Phase II provided research to 

develop usability test protocols. NIST 

Phase III continues the research to 

develop and validate advanced test 

protocols. Interested manufacturers 

should contact NIST at the address 

given above. NIST will supply a Letter 

of Understanding, which the 

manufacturer must execute and send 

back to NIST. NIST will then provide 

the manufacturer with shipping 

instructions for the manufacturer’s 

equipment. The equipment provided 

will be returned to the manufacturer 

after the NIST experiments, 

approximately two years from 

commencement of the experiments. 

Manufacturers should be aware that 

some of the testing could damage or 

destroy the equipment, although NIST 

expects only normal wear and tear. At 

the conclusion of the experiments, the 

equipment will be returned to the 

manufacturer in its post-testing 

condition. NIST, the Election Assistance 

Commission, and/or the Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee, 

will not be responsible for the condition 

of the equipment when returned to the 

manufacturer. As a condition for 

participating in this program, each 

manufacturer must agree in advance to 

hold harmless all of these parties for the 

condition of the equipment. Information 

acquired during the tests regarding 

potential usability problems will be 

reported to the respective manufacturer. 

Results for identifiable vendor 

equipment will not be released. 

Comparative information may be 

released in a blind manner. Performance 

standards, benchmarks and 

conformance test procedures will be 

made publicly available. NIST may 

transport equipment to locations off site 

from NIST’s main campus as required 

for the purpose of conducting usability 

tests. NIST will ensure that all off site 

benchmark testing locations have the 

same or higher level of security and 

equipment protection procedures as the 

on site NIST labs located at the NIST 

address provided above. Participating 

manufacturers should include or 

provide a technical tutorial on the setup 

and deployment of the equipment. NIST 

will pay all shipping costs, and there is 

no cost to the manufacturer for the 

testing. No modification to the 

equipment is permitted during the 

testing process. Voting equipment in an 

election in 2008 or later and/or certified 

(or submitted for certification) by the 

Election Assistance Commission that 

will be accepted for the experiments 

may include direct record electronic 

systems, optical scan systems, 

accessible voting systems, tabulation 

and reporting systems, ballot-ondemand, or electronic poll book systems 

as well as software used for ballot 

design and creation. 

Dated: March 23, 2010. 

Marc G. Stanley, 

Acting Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6746 Filed 3–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List products 

and a service to be furnished by 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

Comments Must Be Received on or 

Before: 4/26/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 

47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose 

is to provide interested persons an 

opportunity to submit comments on the 

proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

products and service listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 


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substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the products and service to the 

Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the products and service to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the products and 

service proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following products and service 

are proposed for addition to 

Procurement List for production by the 

nonprofit agencies listed: 

Products 

NSN: 1670–01–523–7246—LCADS Low Cost 

Container. 

NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the 

Blind, Winston-Salem, NC. 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, 

XR W6BA ACA NATICK, NATICK, MA. 

Coverage: C–List for the government 

requirements for the Department of the 

Army, Natick, MA. 

Tape, Insulation, Electrical 

NSN: 5970–00–240–0617. 

NSN: 5970–00–685–9059. 

NSN: 5970–01–560–5355. 

NPA: Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., 

Raleigh, NC. 

Contracting Activity: DEFENSE LOGISTICS 

AGENCY, DES DSCR CONTRACTING 

SERVICES OFC, RICHMOND, VA. 

Coverage: C–List for the government 

requirements for the Defense Supply 

Center Richmond, Richmond, VA. 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Package Reclamation 

Service, Defense Depot Warner Georgia 

(DDWG), Robins Air Force Base, Warner 

Robins, GA. 

NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, 

Bainbridge, GA. 

Contracting Activity: DEFENSE LOGISTICS 

AGENCY, DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION 

CENTER, NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6706 Filed 3–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the procurement 

list. 

SUMMARY: This action adds to the 

Procurement List products and services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: 4/26/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 12/11/2009 (74 FR 65758–65760), 

1/22/2010 (75 FR 3714), and 1/29/2010 

(75 FR 4783–4784), the Committee for 

Purchase From People Who Are Blind 

or Severely Disabled published notices 

of proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the products and services and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the products and 

services listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51– 

2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

products and services to the 

Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

products and services to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the products and 

services proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following products 

and services are added to the 

Procurement List: 

Products 

NSN: 8105–00–NIB–1300—Grain Bag. 

NPA: Mississippi Industries for the Blind, 

Jackson, MS. 

Contracting Activity: Department of 

Agriculture, Animal And Plant Health 

Inspection Service, Minneapolis, MN. 

Coverage: C–List for 100% of the requirement 

of the Department of Agriculture, Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service, 

Minneapolis, MN. 

M.R. Laundry Products 

NSN: MR 1103—Heavy Duty Laundry Bag. 

NSN: MR 1104—Pop Up Mesh Hamper. 

NSN: MR 1105—Utility Pop Up Basket. 

NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West 

Allis, WI. 

Contracting Activity: Military ResaleDefense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, 

VA. 

Coverage: C–List for the requirements for 

Military Resale, Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA. 

Services 

Service Type/Locations: Manufacturing and 

Development of Prototypes for 

Equipment and Uniform Items. 

Alphapointe Association for the Blind, 

7501 Prospect, Kansas City, MO. 

Northeastern Association of the Blind at 

Albany 301 Washington Avenue, 

Albany, NY. 

Association for the Blind and Visually 

Impaired-Goodwill 422 South Clinton 

Avenue, Rochester, NY. 

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland 

3345 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD. 

Industries of the Blind, Inc. 920 West Lee 

Street, Greensboro, NC. 

Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind 

7730 North Point Drive, Winston-Salem, 

NC. 

LC Industries 4500 Emperor Blvd, Durham, 

NC. 

Lions Services, Inc. 4600 North Tryon 

Street, Charlotte, NC. 

San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind 2305 

Roosevelt Avenue, San Antonio, TX. 

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle 

Lighthouse) 2501 South Plum Street, 

Seattle, WA. 

Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind 6918 

Murray Street, Little Rock, AR. 

NPAs: 

National Industries for the Blind, 

Alexandria, VA (Prime Contractor). 

Alphapointe Association for the Blind, 

Kansas City, MO (Subcontractor). 

Northeastern Association of the Blind at 

Albany, Inc., Albany, NY 

(Subcontractor). 

Association for the Blind and Visually 

Impaired & Goodwill Industries of 

Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY 

(Subcontractor). 


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