19972 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 71 / Tuesday, April 14, 2015 / Notices 

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 Test Laboratory Program 

Manual, published below, will set the 

procedures for laboratories in this 

program. 

EAC is required to submit the Testing 

and Certification Manual for approval 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. 

Comments 

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, 

www.eac.gov, for further information 

about the submission of comments 

regarding burden. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

May 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via email 

to VotingSystemGuidelines@eac.gov; via 

mail to Jessica Myers, Certification 

Program Specialist, 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 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. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director of Communications and 

Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08567 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Procedural Manual for the Election 

Assistance Commission’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program, Version 2.0 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; publication of Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Manual, Version 2.0, for 30 day public 

comment period on EAC Web site. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) is publishing a 

procedural manual for its Voting System 

Testing and Certification Program. This 

manual sets the administrative 

procedures for obtaining an EAC 

Certification for voting systems. 

Participation in the program is strictly 

voluntary. The program is mandated by 

the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) at 

42 U.S.C. 15371. 

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. 

EAC is required to submit the Testing 

and Certification Manual for approval 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. 

Comments. 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, 

www.eac.gov, for further information 

about the submission of comments 

regarding burden. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

May 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via email 

to VotingSystemGuidelines@eac.gov; via 

mail to Jessica Myers, Certification 

Program Specialist, 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 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. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director of Communications and 

Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08534 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket No. EERE–2015–BT–BC–0002] 

DOE Participation in Development of 

the International Energy Conservation 

Code 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) participates in the public 

process administered by the 

International Code Council (ICC), which 

produces the International Energy 

Conservation Code (IECC). DOE 

develops and publishes code change 

proposals for the IECC, prior to 

submitting them to the ICC, to allow 

interested parties an opportunity to 

suggest revisions, enhancements and 

comments. This notice outlines the 

process by which DOE produces its 

code change proposals for the IECC, and 

otherwise participates in the ICC code 

development process. This process will 

be used when DOE participates in the 

development of the 2018 IECC and other 

codes developed by the ICC. 

DATES: DOE is requesting written 

comments on the proposed process by 

which DOE will develop code change 

proposals for submission to the ICC by 

May 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the Notice for DOE 

Participation in Development of the 

International Energy Conservation Code, 

and provide docket number EERE– 

2015–BT–BC–0002. Comments may be 

submitted by using either of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;

D=EERE-2015-BT-BC-0002. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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