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Ellis by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, per instructions under the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section of this notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nelson Hastings, NIST Voting Program, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930, telephone: (301) 975–5237.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the TGDC will meet Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, and Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time. Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), Common Data Format, and Usability and Accessibility issues. The full meeting agenda will be posted in advance at http://vote.nist.gov. All sessions of this meeting will be open to the public. A live webcast of this meeting will be available at http://vote.nist.gov.

The TGDC was established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15361, to act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in the development of voluntary voting system guidelines. Details regarding the TGDC’s activities are available at http://vote.nist.gov.

All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in order to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Mary Lou Norris or Angela Ellis, and they will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Mary Lou Norris’ e-mail address is marylou.norris@nist.gov, and her phone number is (301) 975–2002. Angela Ellis’ e-mail address is angela.ellis@nist.gov, and her phone number is (301) 975– 3881. If you are in need of a disability accommodation, such as the need for Sign Language Interpretation, please contact Nelson Hastings by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting may send a request to participate to Nelson Hastings by c.o.b. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee’s affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On July 26, 2011, approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for public comments at the end of the open session. Speaking timeswill be assigned on a first-come, firstserved basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be no more than 3 to 5 minutes each. Participants who are chosen will receive confirmation from the contact listed above that they were selected by 12 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, July 22,

2011.

The general public, including those who are not selected to speak, may submit written comments, which will be distributed to TGDC members so long as they are received no later than 12 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, July 22, 2011. All comments will also be posted on http://vote.nist.gov.

Donetta Davidson, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

[FR Doc. 2011–15326 Filed 6–16–11; 11:15 am]

**BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

**ACTION :**  Agency information collection activities: proposed collection; comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions and three-year extension to the OE–417 ‘‘Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report.’’

**DATES :**  Comments must be filed August 19, 2011. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in Addresses as soon as possible.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send comments to Brian Copeland. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date submission by e-mail: Brian.Copeland@hq.doe.gov or by Fax 202–586–2623 is recommended. The mailing address is Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (Attn: Comments on OE–417 Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report), OE–30, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, Brian Copeland may be contacted by telephone at 202–586–1178. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Requests for additional information should be directed to Brian Copeland using the contact information listed above.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This information collection request contains:

I. Background II. Current Actions III. Request for Comments I. Background

The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C.

761 et seq. ) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et

seq. ) require the DOE to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands.

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy information conducted by OE. Any comments received help the DOE to prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public. Also, the DOE will later seek approval of this collection of information by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The DOE collects information on the generation, distribution, and transmission of electric energy. The DOE collects information on emergency situations in electric energy supply systems so that appropriate Federal emergency response measures can be implemented in a timely and effective

manner.

The purpose of this notice is to seek public comment on the revised Form OE–417, ‘‘Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report,’’ used to report electric emergency incidents and disturbances to the DOE. The Form OE– 417 reports will enable the DOE to monitor electric emergency incidents and disturbances in the United States (including all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Trust Territories)


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so that the Government may help prevent the physical or virtual disruption of the operation of any critical infrastructure.

Currently, OE uses Form OE–417 to monitor major system incidents on electric power systems and to conduct after-action investigations on significant interruptions of electric power. The information is used to meet DOE national security responsibilities and requirements as set forth in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Response Framework. The information may also be used in developing legislative recommendations/reports to Congress and coordinating Federal efforts regarding activities such as incidents/ disturbances in critical infrastructure protection, continuity of electric industry operations, and continuity of operations. The information submitted may also be used by OE to analyze significant interruptions of electric

power.

II. Current Actions

OE is considering changing the wording for criteria #1, 2, 9, & 10 to better capture the type of physical and cyber events that would need to be reported. The updated language would be:

Criterion #1 —Physical attack that causes major interruptions or impacts to critical infrastructure facilities or to operations;

Criterion #2—Cyber event that causes interruptions of electrical system operations;

Criterion #9—Physical attack that could potentially impact electric power system adequacy or reliability; or vandalism which targets components of any security systems;

Criterion #10—Cyber event that could potentially impact electric power system adequacy or reliability.

The Final Reporting deadline is proposed to be extended from 48 hours to 72 hours. In Lines 5 and 6, ‘‘Date/ Time Incident Began’’ and ‘‘Date/Time Incident Ended’’ the inclusion of Time Zone check boxes is being considered. OE is also considering deleting Line 10 ‘‘Internal Organizational Tracking Number.’’

In the renumbered Lines 10, 11, and 12 (the numbering has changed due to the deletion of the old Line 10) the ‘‘Type of Emergency,’’ ‘‘Causes of Incident,’’ and ‘‘Actions Taken’’ a comments box to provide additional information for each of those lines is being considered for inclusion. This line would be entitled ‘‘Additional Information/Comments’’ and would be an open space in which respondents can give further explanation for each of the categories specified in Lines 10, 11, and 12. The information included in the ‘‘Additional Information/Comments’’ boxes would be in Schedule 1 and therefore be public information and be different from the information included in the ‘‘Narrative’’ in Schedule 2 which is Protected. In Line 11, ‘‘Cause of Incident’’, the check box labeled ‘‘Actual or Suspected Attack’’ would be changed to ‘‘Actual or Suspected Attack/Event’’ and underneath it ‘‘Cyber/Computer/Telecom’’ would be changed to ‘‘Cyber’’. In Line 12 ‘‘Actions Taken,’’ an additional checkbox entitled ‘‘Mitigation(s) Implemented’’ would be added as well.

OE has instituted an online filing option where respondents can file the form on OE’s Web site. While the online form is now considered the preferred method of notification, respondents can still submit forms through e-mail, fax and telephone to the DOE Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC operates 24 hours daily, 7 days a week.

OE is considering improving its online filing capabilities to allow respondents to sign-on to a secure Web site in order to submit their forms. This secure Web site would allow respondents to review, download, and update past submissions. The Web site would also allow respondents to e-mail the submitted forms to entities such as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are provided to assist in the preparation of comments.

General Issues

A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the information have practical utility? Practical utility is defined as the actual usefulness of information, taking into account its accuracy, adequacy, reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s ability to process the information it collects.

B. What enhancements can be made to the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected and disseminated?
As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information

A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be collected? B. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If not, which instructions need clarification?

C. Can the information be submitted by the due date?

D. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 10 minutes for the Emergency Incident Report (Schedule 1, Part A) that is to be filed within 1 hour; the overall public reporting burden for the form is estimated at 2 hours to cover any detailed reporting in the Normal/Update Report (Schedule 1, Part B and Schedule 2) which is filed later (up to 72 hours), if required. The estimated burden includes the total time necessary to provide the requested information. In your opinion, how accurate is this estimate?

E. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with the information collection?

F. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

G. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the methods of collection.
As a Potential User of the Information To Be Collected

A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information disseminated?

B. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be collected?

C. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.

D. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths?

Please refer to http:// www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx for copies of the the proposed forms as well as mock-ups of the proposed Web site for online submissions. Refer to the proposed Instructions, also available on this site, about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on


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obtaining materials, see the **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** section.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the collection of the information on refinery disruptions and incidents. They also will become a matter of public record.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1901–0288; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: Form OE–417 collects information on electric emergency incidents and disturbances for DOE’s use in fulfilling its overall national security and other energy management responsibilities. The information will also be used by DOE for analytical purposes; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,269; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,919; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.

Statutory Authority: Section 13 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 3, 2011. Patricia A. Hoffman, Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2011–15279 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**International Energy Agency meetings**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on June 28, 2011, at the headquarters of the IEA in Paris, France, in connection with a joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on June 28; and on June 29 in connection with a meeting of the SEQ on June 29.

**DATES :**  June 28–29, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  9, rue de la Fe  ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–3417. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), the following notice of meeting is provided:

Meetings of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la
Fe

 ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France, on June 28, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m.; and on June 29 commencing at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on June 28, which is scheduled to be held at the headquarters of the IEA commencing at 9 a.m.; and at a meeting of the SEQ on June 29, commencing at 9:30 a.m.. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives at the same location at 8:30 a.m. on June 29. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting, to be held on June 29.

The agenda of the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on June 28 is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following agenda: 1. Adoption of the Agenda. 2. Approval of the Summary Record of the March 2011 Joint Session. 3. Medium-Term Goals for Global Engagement. 4. Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010: Part 1—Oil. —Introduction; —Oil Pricing; —Oil Demand. —Q&A. —Oil Supply. —Oil Refining & Products Markets. —Market Outlook to 2016. —Q&A. 5. Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010: Part 2—Gas. 6. Other Business.

—Tentative Schedule of Next

Meetings: —November 16, 2011. —March 27–29, 2012. —June 26–28, 2012. —November 27–29, 2012. 7. Workshop: Economic Impacts of Oil Supply Disruptions. The agenda of the SEQ meeting on June 29 is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda: 1. Adoption of the Agenda. 2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 132nd Meeting. 3. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments. —Update on IEA/EC Work Related to

New EU Oil Stockholding Directive. 4. Emergency Response Review Program. —Schedule of Emergency Response

Reviews. —Emergency Response Review of

Australia. —Questionnaire Response of

Hungary. 5. Emergency Policy for Natural Gas.

—Report on Gas Security for

Ministerial. 6. Emergency Response Exercises.

—Report on Workshop Following

ERE5. 7. Cooperation with Non-Member Countries During Oil Supply Disruptions. —Report on Recent Discussions with

India and Thailand. 8. Emergency Response Measures.

—Authorization of Budget for

Emergency Response Actions. —Report on the Fuel Switching

Questionnaire. 9. Energy Security Model MOSES.

—Presentation of Draft Model. 10. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries. —Sweden (exercise). —United States. —Japan. 11. Report from the Industry Advisory Board. 12. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member Countries. —APEC/ASEAN Emergency Response

Exercise. —China. —Chile. —Indonesia. 13. Documents for Information.

—Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA

Member Countries on April 1, 2011. —Base Period Final Consumption: 2Q

2010–1Q 2011. —Updated Emergency Contacts List. 14. Other Business.

—Tentative Schedule of Next

Meetings: —November 16–17, 2011. —March 27–29, 2012. —June 26–28, 2012. —November 27–29, 2012 . As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; representatives of members of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Markets; representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal