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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, public interest groups, and the 

public at large. 

In a notice dated November 30, 2010, 

EAC previously requested comments on 

a proposed new version of the Manual, 

Version 2.0. After EAC published its 

request for comments on Version 2.0, 

the agency lost its quorum. As a result, 

EAC has chosen to postpone 

implementing Version 2.0 of the Manual 

until such time as the Commission has 

a quorum again. At that point, EAC will 

start the Paperwork Reduction Act 

process from the beginning on Version 

2.0 of the Manual. Soliciting comments 

through an emergency extension will 

permit EAC to continue to use the 

Control Number assigned to Version 1.0. 

Current Information Collection 

Request, Version 1.0 

Title: Voting System Testing and 

Certification Program, Version 1.0. 

OMB Number: 3265–0004. 

Type of Review: Emergency 

Extension. 

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 Testing 

and Certification Program Manual, 

Version 1.0. This version is currently in 

use under OMB Control Number 3265– 

0004. EAC had hoped to finalize a 

revised Manual prior to the expiration 

of the current manual’s control number. 

However, due to lack of a quorum, EAC 

will continue using the existing manual, 

version 1.0, necessitating this action. 

Although participation in the program 

in 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. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1809 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of 

Records 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act Systems of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), 

Federal agencies are required to publish 

in the Federal Register a notice of the 

existence and character of systems of 

records agencies maintain on 

individuals. In this notice, EAC 

provides the required information for 5 

such systems of records that are not 

otherwise covered by an existing 

Government-wide system of records 

notice. See GOVERNMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS

OF RECORDS, below. 

DATES: Effective Date: The proposed 

systems of records and routine uses 

included in this notice will be effective 

without further notice on March 8, 2011 

unless comments received require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Ms. Stacie Fabre, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. Comments may also be 

transmitted by facsimile to Ms. Fabre’s 

attention at (202) 566–5542; or via 

electronic mail at sfabre@eac.gov, with 

‘‘Comments on Privacy Act Systems of 

Records Notice’’ in the subject line. All 

comments must be sent or postmarked 

no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 

8, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Stacie Fabre by telephone at (202) 566– 

3105, or by electronic mail at 

sfabre@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, at 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4) and (11), directs each federal 

agency to provided notice to the public 

of systems of records it maintains on 

individuals. Accordingly, notice is 

hereby given of 5 systems of records 

maintained by EAC as described below. 

This notice also describes proposed 

routine uses of each system and 

provides contact information for 

inquiries. Following is a preliminary 

statement and the complete text of the 

5 EAC systems of records. Of note, EAC 

maintains Federal Advisory Committee 

Act records for three statutory boards: 

(1) Board of Advisors; (2) Standards 

Board; and (3) Technical Guidelines 

Development Committee. However, EAC 

has not established systems of records 

for these boards because personallyidentifiable information generated by 

EAC’s business with its boards is 

maintained either in a government-wide 

system of records or in one of the 5 EAC 

systems of records. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

NOTICE OF SYSTEMS OF RECORDS; PRELIMINARY

STATEMENT GOVERNMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS OF

RECORDS: 

In addition to the internal systems of 

records described below, the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

also maintains certain records covered 

by existing government-wide systems of 

records. Government-wide systems of 

records are established by federal 

agencies that are responsible for 

government-wide functions. Examples 

of agencies with government-wide 

functions are the Office of Personnel 

Management, the Office of Government 

Ethics, and the Department of Labor. 

Government-wide systems of records are 

described in notices published by the 

establishing agencies. While the 

establishing agency creates and 

administers the system, the actual 

records are physically maintained by 

agencies throughout the government. 

Requests for EAC records covered by a 

government-wide system of records 

should be directed to EAC pursuant to 

EAC’s Privacy Act regulations at 11 CFR 

part 9410. In accordance with Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular No. A–130, EAC is not creating 

or publishing notices for the 

government-wide functions described in 

the following systems of records notices: 

(1) DOL/GOVT–1: Office of Worker’s 

Compensation Programs, Federal 

Employees’ Compensation Act File, 67 

FR 16815 (April 8, 2002); 

(2) DOT/ALL–8: Employee 

Transportation Facilitation, 65 FR 19475 

(April 11, 2000); 

(3) EEOC/GOVT–1: Equal 

Employment Opportunity in the Federal 

Government Complaint and Appeal 

Records, 67 FR 49338 (July 30, 2002); 

(4) EPA–GOVT–2: Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS), 70 FR 

15086 (March 24, 2005); 

(5) GSA/GOVT–2: Employment Under 

Commercial Activities Contracts, 48 FR 

6176 (February 10, 1983); 

(6) GSA/GOVT–3: Travel Charge Card 

Program, 69 FR 4517 (January 30, 2004); 

(7) GSA/GOVT–4: Contracted Travel 

Services Program, 71 FR 48764 (August 

2, 2006); 

(8) GSA/GOVT–5: Access Certificates 

for Electronic Services, 64 FR 29032 

(May 8, 1999); 

(9) GSA/GOVT–6: GSA SmartPay 

Purchase Charge Card Program, 71 FR 

64707 (November 3, 2006); 

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(10) GSA/GOVT–7: Personal Identity 

Verification Identity Management 

System (PIV IDMS), 71 FR 56983 

(September 28, 2006); 

(11) GSA/GOVT–8: Excluded Parties 

List System (EPLS), 71 FR 70515 

(December 5, 2006); 

(12) MSPB/GOVT–1: Appeals and 

Case Records, 67 FR 70254 (November 

21, 2002); 

(13) OGE/GOVT–1: Executive Branch 

Public Financial Disclosure Reports and 

Other Name-Retrieved Ethics Program 

Records, 68 FR 3097 (January 22, 2003), 

68 FR 24722 (May 8, 2003); 

(14) OGE/GOVT–2: Executive Branch 

Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Reports, 68 FR 3097 (January 22, 2003), 

68 FR 24722 (May 8, 2003); 

(15) OPM/GOVT–1: General 

Personnel Records, 71 FR 35356 (June 

19, 2006); 

(16) OPM/GOVT–2: Employee 

Performance File System Records, 65 FR 

24732 (April 27, 2000); 

(17) OPM/GOVT–3: Records of 

Adverse Actions, Performance Based 

Reduction in Grade and Removal 

Actions, and Terminations of 

Probationers, 65 FR 24732 (April 27, 

2000); 

(18) OPM/GOVT–5: Recruiting, 

Examining, and Placement Records, 71 

FR 35351 (June 19, 2006); 

(19) OPM/GOVT–9: File on Position 

Classification Appeals, Job Grading 

Appeals, and Retained Grade or Pay 

Appeals, and Fair Labor Standards Act 

(FLSA) Claims and Complaints, 71 FR 

35358 (June 19, 2006); 

(20) OPM/GOVT–10: Employee 

Medical File System Records, 75 FR 

35099 (June 21, 2010); and 

(21) OSC/GOVT–1: OSC Complaint 

Litigation and Political Activity Files, 

64 FR 63359 (November 19, 1999). 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL ROUTINE USES: 

In addition to the disclosures 

permitted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), 

EAC hereby gives notice of the 

following general routine uses. These 

general routine uses are incorporated by 

reference into each system of records 

described in this notice. Routine uses 

described in a specific system of records 

in this notice are in addition to the list 

of the following general routine uses; 

unless the routine use described in a 

specific system of records in this notice 

expressly supersedes the following 

general routine uses. 

(1) In the event that a record in a 

system indicates any violation or 

potential violation of the law, whether 

civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, 

and whether arising by statute, or by 

regulation, rule, or order issued 

pursuant thereto, the relevant record 

may be referred by authorized EAC 

personnel as a routine use to the 

appropriate agency, whether Federal 

state, local, or foreign, charged with the 

responsibility for investigating or 

prosecuting such violation, or charged 

with enforcing or implementing the 

statute, rule, regulation, or order issued 

pursuant thereto. Such referral shall 

also include and be deemed to authorize 

any and all appropriate and necessary 

uses of such record in a court of law or 

before an administrative board or 

hearing. 

(2) A record covered by a system may 

be disclosed by authorized EAC 

personnel as a routine use to designated 

officers and employees of other agencies 

and Departments of the federal 

government having an interest in the 

individual for employment purposes, 

including, but not limited to, the hiring 

or retention of any employee, the 

issuance of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance of 

a license, grant, or other benefit by the 

requesting agency, to the extent that the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the requesting agency’s decision on the 

matter involved. 

(3) Disclosure of information by 

authorized EAC personnel to the 

Department of Justice, or in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body 

before which EAC is authorized or 

required to appear, when: 

(a) EAC, or any component thereof; or 

(b) Any employee of EAC in his or her 

official capacity; or 

(c) Any employee of EAC in his or her 

individual capacity where the 

Department of Justice or EAC has agreed 

to represent the employee; or 

(d) The United States, when EAC 

determines litigation is likely to affect 

EAC or any of its components, is a party 

to litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation, and EAC determines that the 

use of such records by the Department 

of Justice or EAC is relevant and 

necessary to the litigation; provided, 

however, that in each case EAC 

determines that the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the records were collected; 

(4) Any record in any system of 

records may be disclosed by authorized 

EAC personnel as a routine use to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration in the course of records 

management inspections conducted 

under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 

and 2096. 

(5) Information from any system of 

records may be released by authorized 

EAC personnel to internal or external 

auditors in the conduct of an audit of 

EAC operations or accounts, but only to 

the extent that the information is 

relevant to and necessary for the 

conduct of the audit. 

(6) Information from any system of 

records may be released by authorized 

EAC personnel to General Services 

Administration (GSA) staff so that GSA 

may carry out various small agency 

support services. These services 

include, but are not limited to, payroll 

processing, debt collection, 

timekeeping, benefits administration, 

processing and paying invoices, and 

obligating funds. 

Information from any system of 

records may be released by authorized 

EAC personnel to the Office of the 

Inspector General (OIG), to the extent 

necessary to comply with an authorized 

OIG oversight function. 

STORAGE: 

These records are maintained in hard 

copy files in locked file cabinets when 

not in immediate use; in electronic 

format on servers, data disks, and 

encrypted thumb drives with controlled 

access. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may request the 

Commission to inform him or her 

whether a particular record system 

named by the individual contains a 

record pertaining to him or her. The 

request may be made in person or in 

writing at the location of the record 

system and to the person specified in 

the notice describing that record system. 

Requests concerning whether a 

government-wide system or records 

maintained by EAC contains 

information pertaining to the requester 

may be made in-person or by sending 

the request to the Executive Director, 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 

1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 

300, Washington, DC 20005. In the case 

where an individual believes EAC 

maintains records pertaining to him or 

her but cannot determine which record 

system contains those records, the 

individual may request assistance inperson or by sending the request to the 

Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to access their 

records should contact EAC as specified 

in the Notification Procedure, above; 

and in EAC’s Privacy Act regulations at 

11 CFR 9410. Individuals must furnish 

all of the information specified at 11 

CFR 9410.3–11 CFR part 9410.5 for their 

records to be located and identified. 

Requesters must also provide proof of 

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their identity prior to receiving access to 

a record, pursuant to 11 CFR 9410.4. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request 

amendment or correction of their 

records in a system of records 

maintained by EAC should contact the 

appropriate system manager, as 

described above. Individuals must 

furnish all of the information specified 

in the Notification Procedure, and 

comply with EAC’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 11 CFR part 9410 to 

ensure that their records can be 

identified and located. 

EAC–1 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Employee Pay and Leave Record 

Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Located in hard copy files at 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; in electronic 

format on secured servers, data disks, 

and encrypted thumb drives with 

controlled access. EAC enters pay and 

leave information onto a General 

Services Administration (GSA)- 

maintained system. See GSA’s Privacy 

Act systems of records notices for GSA’s 

system location and associated 

information. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

EAC employees and personal services 

contractors. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records regarding time and 

attendance and pay. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Budget and Accounting 

Procedures Act of 1950, as amended. 31 

U.S.C. 3511, et seq. 

PURPOSE: 

To provide a system whereby EAC 

can track employees’ payroll and leave 

information. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Information from these records is 

routinely provided to (1) the General 

Services Administration for accounting, 

payroll, and debt collection purposes; 

(2) the U.S. Department of the Treasury 

for payroll, (3) the Internal Revenue 

Service for tax deductions and 

withholding, and (4) participating 

insurance companies holding policies 

with respect to EAC employees. See also 

General Routine Uses contained in the 

Preliminary Statement. Users include 

Human Resources personnel within 

EAC for the purpose of administering 

the agency’s time and attendance 

process; designated EAC staff for the 

purpose of entering time and attendance 

information into the GSA-maintained 

system; and EAC managers and 

supervisors for the purpose of certifying 

time and attendance data for their 

respective employees. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in file folders 

in locked file cabinets in Human 

Resources staff offices. Copies of 

individual time and attendance records 

may be maintained by designated 

agency timekeepers and are stored in 

locked file cabinets. Electronic records 

are maintained in a secure password 

protected environment and maintained 

with safeguards meeting the security 

requirements of the Federal Information 

Security Management Act (FISMA) of 

2002. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by last name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

EAC staff maintain hard copy files in 

locked file cabinets in controlled access 

offices located in the Human Resources 

Division. Human Resources staff who 

telecommute may possess hard copy 

files (or copies of such files) at 

alternative worksites and are provided 

instructions concerning how to 

maintain such information in a secure 

manner. EAC staff maintain electronic 

files in a controlled access environment. 

System managers determine user 

permission levels based on staff duties 

and responsibilities. Only those staff 

authorized to perform tasks associated 

with information contained in this 

system of records have permission to 

access and maintain these files. Network 

users are also notified when they log in 

to EAC systems that improper use of 

EAC electronic systems may violate 

applicable law and subject employees to 

disciplinary action. EAC staff who 

access electronic files remotely may 

only do so by connecting to EAC’s 

servers via a secure remote passwordprotected connection. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in accordance with the applicable 

National Archives and Records 

Administration Records Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Human Resources Director, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

EAC employees and personal services 

contractors. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

and Privacy Act (PA) Request Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Located in hard copy files at 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; in electronic 

format on secured servers, data disks, 

and encrypted thumb drives with 

controlled access. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Persons who have submitted Privacy 

Act requests, Freedom of Information 

Act requests, or correspondence 

concerning such requests. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Correspondence, formal requests, 

research, legal memoranda, written 

decisions, and appeals of agency 

decisions for FOIA and PA requests. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 

552a; the Freedom of Information Act, 

5 U.S.C. 552. 

PURPOSE: 

To maintain files of FOIA/PA requests 

for annual reports and tracking. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Information from these records is 

routinely provided to FOIA requesters 

and Privacy Act requesters; individuals 

named in the FOIA request; EAC staff 

assigned to help process, consider, and 

respond to such requests, including any 

appeals. Information may also be 

provided to the United States Attorney 

General or other federal officials to 

fulfill EAC’s annual reporting 

requirements; or to Congressional 

members, Committees, or staff in 

response to a Congressional request. 

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Hard copy records are maintained in 

file folders in locked cabinets in FOIA 

Officer, Privacy Act Officer, and Office 

of General Counsel staff offices. 

Materials responsive to a FOIA or 

Privacy Act request are also maintained 

by each individual respondent in locked 

file cabinets. Electronic records are 

maintained in a secure password 

protected environment and maintained 

with safeguards meeting the security 

requirements of the Federal Information 

Security Management Act (FISMA) of 

2002. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

EAC staff maintain hard copy files in 

locked file cabinets in controlled access 

offices by FOIA Officers, the Privacy Act 

Officer, the Office of the General 

Counsel offices. EAC staff maintain 

electronic files in a controlled access 

environment. System managers 

determine user permission levels based 

on staff duties and responsibilities. Only 

those staff authorized to perform tasks 

associated with information contained 

in this system of records have 

permission to access and maintain these 

files. Network users are also notified 

when they log in to EAC systems that 

improper use of EAC electronic systems 

may violate applicable law and subject 

employees to disciplinary action. EAC 

staff who access electronic files 

remotely may only do so by connecting 

to EAC’s servers via a secure remote 

password-protected connection. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by number and 

year. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in accordance with the applicable 

National Archives and Records 

Administration Records Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

For FOIA: Chief FOIA Officer, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005. For Privacy Act: 

Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

from documents submitted by 

individuals, and in some cases, 

organizations, requesting information 

related to FOIA or the Privacy Act. 

Sources also include EAC employees in 

some instances. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Financial Management Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Located in hard copy files at 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; in electronic 

format on secured servers, data disks, 

and encrypted thumb drives with 

controlled access. EAC transmits 

payment, obligation, and financial 

information to the General Services 

Administration (GSA) in hard copy and 

electronically for processing. See GSA’s 

Privacy Act systems of records notices 

for GSA’s system location and 

associated information. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals with whom EAC conducts 

financial transactions that are not 

otherwise covered by a governmentwide system of records. This system of 

records does not cover individuals 

serving as personal services contractors. 

See Government-wide systems of 

records notices and notice EAC–1 for 

records concerning individuals who are 

personal services contractors. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Correspondence, banking and 

financial information, invoices, legal 

memoranda, and other records 

associated with EAC’s financial 

management functions. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Budget and Accounting 

Procedures Act of 1950, as amended. 31 

U.S.C. 3511, et seq. 

PURPOSE: 

Information in this system is used to 

facilitate day-to-day financial 

management operations and for 

purposes of review, analysis, and 

planning by financial management 

personnel. Data in this system may also 

be used to prepare financial statements 

and other reports concerning obligations 

and payments from EAC appropriated 

funds. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data may be disclosed to the U.S. 

Department of Justice, the Department 

of the Treasury, the General Services 

Administration, or the Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) in 

connection with payment and debt 

collection activities. Information may 

also be disclosed to Office of the 

Inspector General personnel and 

independent outside auditors in 

conjunction with reviewing EAC 

financial management controls and 

statements. Users include financial 

management personnel for purposes of 

administrating EAC funds; and other 

EAC personnel with responsibilities for 

overseeing financial management and 

internal control functions. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in file folders 

in locked file cabinets in Procurement 

and financial management staff offices. 

Electronic records are maintained in a 

secure password protected environment 

and maintained with safeguards meeting 

the security requirements of the Federal 

Information Security Management Act 

(FISMA) of 2002. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

EAC staff maintain hard copy files in 

locked file cabinets in controlled access 

offices by financial management staff. 

EAC staff maintain electronic files in a 

controlled access environment. System 

managers determine user permission 

levels based on staff duties and 

responsibilities. Only those staff 

authorized to perform tasks associated 

with information contained in this 

system of records have permission to 

access and maintain these files. Network 

users are also notified when they login 

to EAC systems that improper use of 

EAC electronic systems may violate 

applicable law and subject employees to 

disciplinary action. EAC staff who 

access electronic files remotely may 

only do so by connecting to EAC’s 

servers via a secure remote passwordprotected connection. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and by 

Tax Identification Number. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in accordance with the applicable 

National Archives and Records 

Administration Records Schedule. 

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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. After receipt, the Executive 

Director will direct records requests to 

the appropriate financial management 

staff with responsibility for the specific 

records that are the subject of the 

request. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

from documents submitted by 

individuals covered by the system as 

well as documents issued by EAC 

financial management staff. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Election Assistance Commission 

Federal Financial Assistance and HAVA 

Grantee Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Located in hard copy files at 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; in electronic 

format on secured servers, data disks, 

and encrypted thumb drives with 

controlled access. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals with whom EAC does 

business for purposes of providing 

Federal financial assistance and 

awarding grants. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Grantee, federal financial assistance, 

and peer reviewer applications, 

financial and banking information, 

correspondence, and legal memoranda. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Budget and Accounting 

Procedures Act of 1950, as amended. 31 

U.S.C. 3511, et seq. 

PURPOSE: 

The information in this system is used 

to issue grant solicitations, analyze grant 

applications, make award decisions, and 

manage and oversee grantees. 

Information in this system is also used 

to perform all administrative functions 

related to EAC’s other Federal financial 

assistance programs. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Data in this system is used to 

administer all aspects of EAC’s federal 

financial assistance and grant-making 

programs; and to conduct statistical 

research or analyze trends associated 

with these activities. Data may also be 

used to assist with Congressional 

oversight of Federal funds administered 

by EAC. Data may be shared with the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) to enable HHS to service 

EAC grant recipients. Data may be 

disclosed to the Department of Justice, 

the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or 

the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) in connection with payment and 

debt collection activities. Information 

may also be disclosed to GAO in 

connection with grant administration 

and audit activities within GAO’s 

jurisdiction; and to the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) in conjunction with joint EAC/ 

NIST grant activities. Access to records 

in the system is limited to authorized 

personnel whose official duties require 

such access. Permission level 

assignments allow users access only to 

those functions for which they are 

authorized. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSTING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in file folders 

in locked file cabinets in financial 

management, grants, testing and 

certification, and research policies and 

programs staff offices. Electronic records 

are maintained in a secure password 

protected environment and maintained 

with safeguards meeting the security 

requirements of the Federal Information 

Security Management Act (FISMA) of 

2002. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

EAC staff maintain hard copy files in 

locked file cabinets in controlled access 

offices by Grants; Research, Policy, and 

Programs; Testing and Certification; and 

financial management staff. Electronic 

data is stored on magnetic media in a 

computer system with controlled access 

that requires passwords and identity 

authentication for users. EAC staff 

maintain electronic files in a controlled 

access environment. System managers 

determine user permission levels based 

on staff duties and responsibilities. Only 

those staff authorized to perform tasks 

associated with information contained 

in this system of records have 

permission to access and maintain these 

files. Network users are also notified 

when they login to EAC systems that 

improper use of EAC electronic systems 

may violate applicable law and subject 

employees to disciplinary action. EAC 

staff who access electronic files 

remotely may only do so by connecting 

to EAC’s servers via a secure remote 

password-protected connection. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and by 

Tax Identification Number. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in accordance with the applicable 

National Archives and Records 

Administration Records Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. After receipt, the Executive 

Director will direct records requests to 

the appropriate division staff with 

responsibility for the specific Federal 

financial management or grants records 

that are the subject of the request. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

from documents submitted by 

individuals covered by the system as 

well as documents issued by EAC 

financial management staff. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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SYSTEM NAME: 

Agency Correspondence and Public 

Comments. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Located in hard copy files at 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; in electronic 

format on secured servers, data disks, 

and encrypted thumb drives with 

controlled access. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who correspond with 

EAC and its employees in their official 

capacity; or who submit public 

comments to EAC in response to a 

solicitation. 

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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Correspondence to and from EAC and 

its employees in their official capacity. 

Records in this system of records may 

include comments specifically solicited 

by EAC; or comments sent to EAC 

absent a specific solicitation. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301. 

PURPOSE: 

To maintain and track incoming and 

outgoing correspondence between 

individuals and EAC and its employees 

in their official capacity. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Disclosure may be made to a 

Congressional office from the record of 

an individual in response to an inquiry 

from the Congressional office made at 

the request of that individual. Records 

may also be disclosed to temporary 

employees, contingent employees, 

personal services contractors, and other 

individuals performing duties for EAC 

but not having agency employee status; 

when such individuals need access to 

the records to perform the agency 

functions assigned to them. Any record 

in this system may be used by EAC staff 

in connection with their official duties 

or to any person who is utilized by the 

Commission to perform clerical or 

administrative functions relating to 

official EAC business. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in file folders 

in locked file cabinets in staff offices. 

Electronic records are maintained in a 

secure password protected environment 

and maintained with safeguards meeting 

the security requirements of the Federal 

Information Security Management Act 

(FISMA) of 2002. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

EAC staff maintain hard copy files in 

locked file cabinets in controlled access 

offices by division, depending on the 

type and subject matter of the 

correspondence. EAC staff maintain 

electronic files in a controlled access 

environment. System managers 

determine user permission levels based 

on staff duties and responsibilities. Only 

those staff authorized to perform tasks 

associated with information contained 

in this system of records have 

permission to access and maintain these 

files. Network users are also notified 

when they log in to EAC systems that 

improper use of EAC electronic systems 

may violate applicable law and subject 

employees to disciplinary action. EAC 

staff who access electronic files 

remotely may only do so by connecting 

to EAC’s servers via a secure remote 

password-protected connection. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are generally retrieved by 

name, but may be retrieved by date of 

correspondence, subject matter, or 

tracking number, depending on which 

EAC division maintains the record. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system are maintained 

in accordance with the applicable 

National Archives and Records 

Administration Records Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005. After receipt, the Executive 

Director will direct records requests to 

the appropriate division staff with 

responsibility for the specific federal 

financial management or grants records 

that are the subject of the request. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Preliminary Statement. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

from documents submitted by 

individuals covered by the system. 

Information in this system may also 

come from documents created by EAC 

staff. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1811 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 10–161–LNG] 

Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and 

FLNG Liquefaction, LLC Application 

for Long-Term Authorization to Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on December 17, 

2010, by Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. 

(FLNG Expansion) and FLNG 

Liquefaction, LLC (FLNG Liquefaction) 

(collectively FLEX), requesting longterm, multi-contract authorization to 

export up to 9 million metric tons per 

annum (mtpa) of domestic natural gas as 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a 25-year 

period commencing on the date of the 

first export or five years from the date 

of the authorization, whichever is 

sooner. The LNG would be exported 

from the Freeport Terminal on Quintana 

Island near Freeport, Texas, to any 

country with which the United States 

does not have a free trade agreement 

(FTA) requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas and LNG, which has 

or in the future develops the capacity to 

import LNG via ocean-going carrier, and 

with which trade is not prohibited by 

U.S. law or policy. The Application was 

filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA). Protests, motions to 

intervene, notices of intervention, and 

written comments are invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed at the 

address listed below no later than 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, March 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy 

(FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Fossil 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E– 

042, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586–9478; 

(202) 586–7991. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Electricity and Fossil 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6B– 

159, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FLNG Expansion is a Delaware 

limited partnership and a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P. with its principal 

place of business in Houston, Texas. 

FLNG Liquefaction is a Delaware 

limited liability company and a wholly 

owned subsidiary of FLNG Expansion 

with its principal place of business in 

Houston, Texas. FLEX, through one or 

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