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1Exec. Order No. 14019, Promoting Access to 

Voting, 86 FR 13623 (Mar. 7, 2021). 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, NIST 

will make the RFI available in alternate 

formats, such as Braille or large print, 

upon request by persons with 

disabilities. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As stated 

in Executive Order 14019, Promoting 

Access to Voting,1 the right to vote is the 

foundation of American democracy. 

Under section 7 of Executive Order 

14019, (Ensuring Equal Access for 

Voters with Disabilities), NIST is 

directed to evaluate the steps needed to 

ensure that the online Federal Voter 

Registration Form is accessible to 

people with disabilities. 

This RFI outlines the information 

NIST is seeking from the public to 

inform the development of 

recommendations regarding both the 

Federal Voter Registration Form and 

other barriers it has identified that 

prevent people with disabilities from 

exercising their fundamental rights and 

the ability to vote privately and 

independently. 

Request for Information 

The following statements are not 

intended to limit the topics that may be 

addressed. Responses may include any 

topic believed to have implications for 

the development of recommendations to 

promoting access to voting for people 

with disabilities, regardless of whether 

the topic is included in this document. 

All relevant responses that comply with 

the requirements listed in the DATES and 

ADDRESSES sections of this RFI and set 

forth below will be considered. 

Comments containing references, 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies of the referenced 

materials. All submissions, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, will become part of the public 

record and subject to public disclosure. 

NIST reserves the right to publish 

relevant comments publicly, unedited 

and in their entirety. All relevant 

comments received in response to the 

RFI will be made publicly available at 

https://www.nist.gov/itl/pva and at 

regulations.gov. 

Personally identifiable information 

(PII), such as street addresses, phone 

numbers, account numbers or Social 

Security numbers, or names of other 

individuals, should not be included. 

NIST asks commenters to avoid 

including PII as NIST has no plans to 

redact PII from comments. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. Comments that 

contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or 

other inappropriate language or content 

will not be considered. NIST requests 

that commenters, to the best of their 

ability, only submit attachments that are 

accessible to people who rely upon 

assistive technology. A good resource 

for document accessibility can be found 

at: section508.gov/create/documents. 

NIST is seeking the following 

information from voting technology 

vendors, election officials, persons with 

disabilities, disability advocacy groups, 

assistive technology vendors and 

professionals, non-partisan voting 

promotion groups, and other key 

stakeholders for the purpose of 

gathering information to foster greater 

voter access for people with disabilities: 

1. Describe concerns regarding 

accessing the right to vote privately and 

independently for people with 

disabilities. 

2. Describe effective strategies, 

techniques, and technologies for 

addressing the barriers faced by voters 

with disabilities throughout the voting 

process. 

3. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter in getting useful 

information about the voting process. 

4. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter with ballots, and 

in getting useful information about the 

items on the ballot. 

5. Provide recommendations for 

improving voter access for people with 

disabilities. 

6. Identify what has had the most 

impact enabling people with disabilities 

to vote privately and independently. 

7. Identify gaps that remain in making 

voting accessible to people with 

disabilities. 

8. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter with completing 

online forms for the voting process. 

9. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter in getting useful 

information about their eligibility to 

vote. 

10. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter with registering to 

vote. 

11. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter using technology 

for the registration or voting process, 

whether online, in person, or via mail. 

12. Describe the availability of 

accessible voting equipment. 

13. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities encounter with voting by 

mail. 

14. Describe security considerations 

relevant to existing and potential 

technologies used by people with 

disabilities in the voting process. 

15. Describe barriers that people with 

disabilities face at polling locations. 

16. Describe the accessibility of 

polling places. 

17. Identify areas where poll worker 

training can address barriers 

experienced by people with disabilities. 

18. Identify areas where clearer or 

better policies can address barriers 

experienced by people with disabilities. 

19. Describe any barriers that people 

with disabilities face to voting that 

disproportionately impact communities 

of color, persons who live in rural areas; 

and persons otherwise adversely 

affected by persistent poverty or 

inequality. 

20. Of the concerns and barriers 

noted, identify the most serious and 

impactful barriers faced by voters with 

disabilities throughout the voting 

process. 

Authority: Exec. Order No. 14019, 

Promoting Access to Voting, 86 FR 13623 

(Mar. 7, 2021). 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12619 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB127] 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program 

for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine 

Salmon Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice that the 2021 season fee 

rates will not change. 

SUMMARY: NMFS performs an annual 

evaluation of the Southeast Alaska 

Purse Seine Salmon Fishing Capacity 

Reduction (Buyback) Loans. Our 

analysis reveals Loan A (or BBSA– 

001A) is currently ahead of schedule 

and Loan B (or BBSA–001B) is 2 years, 

or approximately $410,000, behind its 

scheduled amortization. Due to the 

impact of the Covid–19 pandemic, 

NMFS has determined it is in the best 

interest of the fishery to keep the annual 

Buyback fee rates for both Loan A and 

Loan B at 1 percent for 2021. 

Maintaining the current fee rates will 

minimally impact Loan A and Loan B 

will receive approximately $30,000 

more than the scheduled annual 

amortized amount. The 2021 fishing 

season runs from June 1, 2021 through 

December 31, 2021. 


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DATES: The Buyback Loan A and Loan 

B program fee rates will remain at 1 

percent beginning with landings on June 

1, 2021. The first due date for fee 

payments at these rates will be July 15, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send questions about this 

notice to Elaine Saiz, Chief, Financial 

Services Division, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 

Highway—13th Floor, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910–3282. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine Saiz, (301) 427–8752. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce the continuance of the current 

fee rates for the reduction fishery in 

accordance with the framework rule’s 

50 CFR 600.1013(b). Section 600.1013(b) 

directs NMFS to recalculate the fee to a 

rate that will be reasonably necessary to 

ensure reduction loan repayment within 

the specified 40-year term. 

For the 2020 fishing season, the fee 

rate for both Loan A and Loan B was 1 

percent of the landed value and any 

subsequent bonus payment. For the 

2021 fishing season, the fee rate will 

remain unchanged at 1 percent for both 

Loan A and Loan B. A letter was 

previously sent by mail informing all 

Buyback permit holders and buyers that 

the rates would remain at 1 percent for 

each loan in the 2021 season. Fish 

buyers may continue to use Pay.gov to 

disburse collected fee deposits at: http:// 

www.pay.gov/paygov/. Please visit the 

NOAA Fisheries website for additional 

information at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/fundingand-financial-services/southeast-alaskapurse-seine-salmon-fishery-buybackprogram. 

II. Notice 

The fee rates for the Buyback Loans A 

and B are effective June 1, 2021. 

Fish sellers and fish buyers must pay 

and collect the fee in the manner set out 

in 50 CFR 600.1107 and the framework 

rule. Consequently, all harvesters and 

fish buyers should read subpart L to 

§ 600.1013 to understand how fish 

harvesters must pay and fish buyers 

must collect the fee. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.; Pub. L. 

108–447. 

Dated: June 8, 2021. 

Brian T. Pawlak, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Director, Office of Management and 

Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12667 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Public Meeting of the National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research (OAR), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board (Board), a Federal 

Advisory Committee. Board members 

will discuss and provide advice on the 

National Sea Grant College Program (Sea 

Grant) in the areas of program 

evaluation, strategic planning, 

education and extension, science and 

technology programs, and other matters 

as described in the agenda found on the 

Sea Grant website. For more information 

on this Federal Advisory Committee 

please visit the Federal Advisory 

Committee database: https://

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/ 

FACAPublicPage. 

DATES: The announced meeting is 

scheduled for Monday July 12, 2021 

from 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually only. For more information 

and for virtual access see below in the 

‘‘Contact Information’’ section. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 15-minute 

public comment period on Monday, July 

12 from 1:05 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Eastern 

Time. (Check agenda using the link in 

the Matters to be Considered section to 

confirm time.) The Board expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by Ms. Donna Brown by 

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 to provide 

sufficient time for Board review. Written 

comments received after the deadline 

will be distributed to the Board, but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting 

date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

any questions concerning the meeting, 

please contact Ms. Donna Brown, 

National Sea Grant College Program, 

Phone Number: 301–734–1088; Email: 

oar.sg-feedback@noaa.gov). To attend 

via webinar, please R.S.V.P to Donna 

Brown (contact information above) by 

Wednesday, July 7, 2021. 

Special Accommodations: The Board 

meeting is virtually accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for sign 

language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. 

Donna Brown by Wednesday, July 7, 

2021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Board, which consists of a balanced 

representation from academia, industry, 

state government and citizens groups, 

was established in 1976 by Section 209 

of the Sea Grant Improvement Act (Pub. 

L. 94–461, 33 U.S.C. 1128). The Board 

advises the Secretary of Commerce and 

the Director of the National Sea Grant 

College Program with respect to 

operations under the Act, and such 

other matters as the Secretary refers to 

them for review and advice. 

Matters To Be Considered: Board 

members will discuss and vote on three 

decisional matters—Board Executive 

Committee Nomination Membership, 

Evaluation Committee Independent 

Review Panel report and 

recommendations, and Resilience and 

Social Justice Exploratory 

Subcommittee charge and membership. 

http://seagrant.noaa.gov/WhoWeAre/ 

Leadership/ 

NationalSeaGrantAdvisoryBoard/ 

UpcomingAdvisoryBoardMeetings.aspx. 

Eric Locklear, 

Acting Chief Financial Officer/Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12648 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially 

Exclusive Patent License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act 

and implementing regulations, the 

United States Air Force (Air Force) is 

issuing this notice of intent to grant a 

partially exclusive patent license 

agreement with respect to the field of 

smart locked devices in wireless 

networks to Parcell Company, a CCorporation duly organized, validly 

existing, and in good standing in the 

State of Ohio, having a place of business 

at 50 Dakota Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

43222. 


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