74026 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 30, 2010 / Notices 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on 

January 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via 

e-mail to 

VotingSystemGuidelines@eac.gov; via 

mail to Brian Hancock, Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 

202–566–1392. An electronic copy of 

the proposed manual may be found on 

the EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov/ 

open/comment.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Hancock, Director, Voting System 

Certification, Washington, DC (202) 

566–3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. HAVA requires that the 

EAC certify and decertify voting 

systems. Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA (42 

U.S.C. 15371) specifically requires the 

EAC to ‘‘* * * provide for the testing, 

certification, decertification and 

recertification of voting system 

hardware and software by accredited 

laboratories.’’ To meet this obligation, 

the EAC has created a voluntary 

program to test voting systems to 

Federal voting system standards. The 

Voting System Testing and Certification 

Manual, published below, will set the 

procedures for this program. 

In creating the Certification Manual in 

2006 the EAC sought input from experts 

and stakeholders. Specifically, the EAC 

conducted meetings with 

representatives from the voting system 

test laboratory and voting system 

manufacturing community. The 

Commission also held a public hearing 

in which it received testimony from 

State election officials, the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

academics, electronic voting system 

experts and public interest groups. 

Finally, the EAC sought input from the 

public. 

EAC is required to resubmit the 

Testing and Certification Manual for 

renewal in accordance with Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 requirements. 

The Testing and Certification Division 

has updated sections of the manual to 

reflect proposed changes in certification 

procedures. These sections are 

highlighted for ease of review. 

Comments. Please submit comments 

consistent with the information below. 

Comments should identify and cite the 

section of the manual at issue. Where a 

substantive issue is raised, please 

propose a recommended change or 

alternative policy. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, to request 

comments regarding the burden of 

responding to the information collection 

activities of the proposed manual; 

please refer to the EAC’s Web site, 

http://www.eac.gov, for further 

information about the submission of 

comments regarding burden. 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30101 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee under Section 9008(d) of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008. The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register to allow 

for public participation. This notice 

announces the meeting of the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee. 

DATES: December 15, 2010 at 8 a.m.-5:15 

p.m. EDT 

ADDRESSES: Williamsburg Room (104– 

A), USDA Whitten Building, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7766, 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov; or Chrissy 

Fagerholm, (202) 586–2933, 

Christina.Fagerholm@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Presentation from the National 

Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and 

Bioproducts. (NAABB) Algae 

Consortium. 

• Presentation on the Knowledge 

Discovery Framework. 

• Presentation on USDA 

sustainability findings. 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you must contact Laura 

McCann at 202–586–7766; E-mail: 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov or Chrissy 

Fagerholm at (202) 586–2933; E-mail: 

Christina.Fagerholm@ee.doe.gov at least 

5 business days prior to the meeting. 

Please note that this meeting will be 

held in a Federal building, and therefore 

a photo ID and advance notice will be 

required to enter. Members of the public 

will be heard in the order in which they 

sign up at the beginning of the meeting. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The Chair of the 

Committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties. 

If you would like to file a written 

statement with the Committee, you may 

do so either before or after the meeting. 

The Chair will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

24, 2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30070 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–29–000] 

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Application 

November 22, 2010. 

Take notice that on November 12, 

2010, CenterPoint Energy Gas 

Transmission Company (CenterPoint), 

1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 

77002, filed in Docket No. CP11–29– 

000, a request for abandonment 

authority, pursuant to 18 CFR part 157 


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