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1 16 U.S.C. 825, 825c and 825h. 

filed by the fifty States, the District of 

Columbia and the territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 

14002. HAVA anticipated that States, 

territories and the District of Columbia 

would change or update their plans 

from time to time pursuant to HAVA 

Section 254(a)(11) through (13). HAVA 

Sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require 

EAC to publish such updates. This 

revision updates sections of the State 

Plan relating to the purchase and 

implementation of the HAVA-compliant 

voting device system and initial 

implementation of the Military and 

Overseas Voter Empowerment Act 

(MOVE Act). 

In accordance with HAVA Section 

254(a)(12), all the State plans submitted 

for publication provide information on 

how the respective State succeeded in 

carrying out its previous State plan. 

Oklahoma confirms that its amendments 

to the State plan were developed and 

submitted to public comment in 

accordance with HAVA Sections 

254(a)(11), 255, and 256. 

Upon the expiration of thirty days 

from December 20, 2013, the State is 

eligible to implement the changes 

addressed in the plan that is published 

herein, in accordance with HAVA 

Section 254(a)(11)(C). EAC wishes to 

acknowledge the effort that went into 

revising this State plan and encourages 

further public comment, in writing, to 

the State election official listed below. 

Chief State Election Official 

Paul Ziriax, Secretary, Oklahoma 

State Election Board (405) 521–2391, 

Fax: (405) 521–6457 Email: info@

elections.ok.gov. 

Thank you for your interest in 

improving the voting process in 

America. 

Dated: November 26, 2013. 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer & Acting Executive 

Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30308 Filed 12–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41, Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee will be renewed for a twoyear period, beginning December 13, 

2013. 

The Committee provides advice and 

recommendations to the Director, Office 

of Science on the biological and 

environmental research programs. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

BERAC has been determined to be 

essential to conduct business of the 

Department of Energy and to be in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Department of Energy, by law and 

agreement. The Committee will 

continue to operate in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, adhering to the rules 

and regulations issued in 

implementation of that Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (301) 903–9817. 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 13, 

2013. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30298 Filed 12–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC14–1–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–555); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting the information 

collection FERC–555, Records Retention 

Requirements, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(78 FR 61983, 10/9/2013) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–555 and is 

making this notation in its submittal to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by January 21, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control No. 

1902–0098, should be sent via email to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at 202–395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, identified by the Docket 

No. IC14–1–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–555, Records Retention 

Requirements. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0098. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–555 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission collects 

the information under the requirements 

of FERC–555 (Records Retention 

Requirements) to carry out its 

responsibilities in implementing the 

statutory provisions of Sections 301, 304 

and 309 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA),1 Sections 8, 10 and 16 of the 


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