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requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies 

Security Self-assessment and 

Attestation. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0134. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,320. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension of the approved information 

collection used by Federal Student Aid 

(FSA) to ensure that all data collected 

and managed by Guaranty Agencies 

(GAs) in support federal student 

financial aid programs is secure. FSA 

continues to use a formal assessment 

program that ensures the GAs have 

security protocols in place to protect the 

confidentiality and integrity of data 

entrusted to FSA by students and 

families. This assessment will identify 

security deficiencies based on the 

federal standards described in the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology publications. 

Dated: August 24, 2021. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

agenda. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission Meeting on Moving VVSG 

2.0 Forward. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 8th, 

2021, 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern. 

ADDRESSES: 

Virtual via Zoom: 

The official meeting is open to the 

public and will be livestreamed on the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/ 

UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 

9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

will conduct an official meeting discuss 

various aspects of implementing the 

newly adopted Voluntary Voting System 

Guidelines (VVSG) version 2.0 as well 

as the VVSG Lifecycle Policy. 

Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) will meet with 

panels consisting of voting system 

manufacturers, voting system test labs 

(VSTLs), and representatives from the 

election administration community to 

discuss various aspects of the final 

stages of VVSG 2.0 implementation. 

This includes the state of developing 

voting system equipment for VVSG 2.0 

compliance, preparation for testing 

against the new requirements, and the 

need for VVSG 2.0 compliant systems. 

The EAC Commissioners will be 

requesting feedback from the panels on 

these topics. The EAC Testing and 

Certification Director will provide a 

brief update on the status of various 

aspects from the agency perspective. 

Commissioners will also hear from 

members of the public who wish to offer 

verbal testimony on the VVSG 2.0 

implementation. Public testimony 

during the hearing will be limited to 

five minutes maximum per person. If 

you would like to participate in public 

testimony, please contact Jon Panek 

(jpanek@eac.gov) with your full name, 

email address, and phone number no 

later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

September 3, 2021. 

The full agenda will be posted in 

advance on the EAC website: https://

www.eac.gov. 

Background: On February 10th, 2021 

the EAC Commissioners unanimously 

voted to adopt VVSG 2.0. This vote 

represents the official approval of years 

of work by EAC staff in conjunction 

with the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), the EAC’s 

advisory boards, VVSG working groups, 

and input from the public on the 

content in the latest iteration of the 

VVSG. 

The vote to adopt the new 

requirements does not mean there are 

new voting systems ready to be certified 

to the VVSG 2.0. It is the beginning of 

the final phase of implementing the new 

requirements in preparation for testing 

and certifying the next generation of 

voting system equipment. This final 

phase of VVSG 2.0 implementation 

involves a significant amount of work. 

Voting system manufacturers must 

design new equipment for compliance 

with the VVSG 2.0. This process can 

take a significant amount of time and 

research as the manufacturers work 

through the new requirements to design 

their equipment. 

The NIST NVLAP handbook 150–22, 

which is utilized as a guideline for 

accrediting VSTLs, must be updated to 

include the VVSG 2.0 into its scope. 

Following that, the VSTLs need to be 

assessed and accredited by both NVLAP 

and the EAC once they have completed 

their preparations for testing to the new 

requirements. Once a VSTL is 

successfully accredited, voting system 

manufacturers may apply with the EAC 

to have their equipment tested against 

VVSG 2.0. 

The EAC is currently drafting a VVSG 

Lifecycle Policy. The intent of this 

policy is to help facilitate migration to 

the new VVSG 2.0 standard by 

providing guidance on deprecation of 

the obsolete standards, establishing a 

periodic review and update timeline for 

new standards going forward, and 

versioning of future standards. 

Status: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Nichelle Williams, 

Director of Research, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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