Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 6495 

order to meet its statutory requirements 

under HAVA Section 15371(b), the EAC 

has developed the EAC’s Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

The procedural requirements of the 

program are established in the proposed 

information collection, the EAC Voting 

System Test Laboratory Accreditation 

Program Manual. Although 

participation in the program in 

voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. The procedural 

requirements of this Manual will 

supersede any prior laboratory 

accreditation requirements issued by the 

EAC. This manual shall be read in 

conjunction with the EAC’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). 

Affected Public: Voting system test 

laboratories. 

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. 08–453 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Request for Substantive Comments; 

EAC’s Voting System Test Laboratory 

Accreditation Program Manual 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for substantive 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a 

procedural manual for its Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

This manual establishes the 

administrative procedures for obtaining 

an EAC accreditation for Voting System 

Test Laboratories (VSTL). Section 231(b) 

of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) 

of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires 

that the EAC provide for the 

accreditation and revocation of 

accreditation of independent, nonfederal laboratories qualified to test 

voting systems to Federal standards. In 

order to meet its statutory requirements 

under HAVA 15371(b), the EAC has 

developed the EAC’s Voting System 

Test Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

Although participation in the program is 

voluntary, adherence to the program’s 

procedural requirements is mandatory 

for participants. The procedural 

requirements of this Manual will 

supersede any prior laboratory 

accreditation requirements issued by the 

EAC. This manual shall be read in 

conjunction with the EAC’s Voting 

System Testing and Certification 

Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). The 

purpose of this notice is to request 

public comment on the substantive 

aspects of the program. 

Substantive Comments: The EAC 

seeks substantive comments from the 

public on its proposed procedural 

manual. Please submit comments 

consistent with the information below. 

Comments should identify and cite the 

section of the manual at issue. Where a 

substantive issue is raised, please 

propose a recommended change or 

alternative policy. All comments 

submitted will be published at the end 

of the comment period on the EAC’s 

Web site http://www.eac.gov. This 

publication and request for comment is 

not required under the rulemaking, 

adjudicative, or licensing provisions of 

the Administrative Procedures Act 

(APA). It is a voluntary effort by the 

EAC to gather input from the public on 

the EAC’s administrative procedures for 

accrediting Voting System Test 

Laboratories. Furthermore, this request 

by the EAC for public comment is not 

intended to make any of the APA’s 

rulemaking provisions applicable to 

development of this or future EAC 

procedural programs. However, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, a separate notice 

will be published on the Federal 

Register to request comments regarding 

the burden of responding to the 

information collection activities of the 

proposed manual; please refer to the 

EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov, for 

further information about the 

submission of comments regarding 

burden. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on 

April 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via email to 

testlaboratoryaccreditation@eac.gov; via 

mail to Brian Hancock, Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 

202–566–1392. An electronic copy of 

the proposed guidance may be found on 

the EAC’s Web site http://www.eac.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Masterson, Testing and 

Certification Program Associate, 1225 

New York Avenue, Suite 1100, 

Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax: 

(202) 566–1392. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 08–452 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–36–000] 

Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Junction 

Natural Gas Storage Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

January 28, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Junction Natural Gas Storage Project 

involving construction and operation of 

natural gas storage and pipeline header 

facilities by Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P. 

(Chestnut Ridge) in Fayette County, 

Pennsylvania and Preston and 

Monongolia Counties, West Virginia. 

The EA will be used by the Commission 

in its decision-making process to 

determine whether the project is in the 

public convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help determine which 

issues need to be evaluated in the EA. 

Please note that the scoping period will 

close on February 29, 2008. Details on 

how to submit comments are provided 

in the Public Participation section of 

this notice. 

This notice is being sent to affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

Native American tribes; other interested 

parties; and local libraries and 

newspapers. State and local government 

representatives are asked to notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and to encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. It is available for viewing 


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