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and to assess grantees’ prior experience 

at the end of the budget period. The 

Department will also aggregate the data 

across grantees to provide descriptive 

information on the programs and to 

analyze its outcomes in response to the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3699. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E8–19075 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; 

Technical Guidelines Development 

Committee Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), the purpose of this notice is 

to announce that the Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) has renewed the 

charter for the Technical Guidelines 

Development Committee (TGDC) for a 

two-year period through August 9, 2010. 

The TGDC is a federal advisory 

committee under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

DATES: Renewed through August 9, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donetta Davidson, Designated Federal 

Officer, Technical Guidelines 

Development Committee, at (202) 566–

3100. E-mail: havainfo@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TGDC 

is a Federal advisory committee created 

by statute whose mission is to assist the 

EAC Executive Director in the 

development of voluntary voting system 

guidelines. In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, this notice 

advises interested persons of the 

renewal of the TGDC. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–19065 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Notice: Request for Public Comment 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission. 

ACTION: Notice: Request for Public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: The EAC seeks public 

comment on a proposed policy entitled 

‘‘Proposed Notice and Public Comment 

Policy.’’ This policy is to provide 

effective notice for a period of public 

comment on all policies being 

considered for adoption by the United 

States Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) that are not required for public 

comment under law. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. ET on September 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted: Online at http:// 

www.eac.gov/News/public-comment, 

via e-mail at havainfo@eac.gov, via mail 

addressed to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1225 New York 

Ave, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005, or by fax at 202/566–3127. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

comments electronically and include 

‘‘Notice and Public Comment’’ in the 

subject line, to ensure timely receipt 

and consideration. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is the complete text of the 

proposed notice and public comment 

policy the EAC is seeking public 

comment on. 

Proposed Notice and Public Comment 

Policy 

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this policy is to 

provide effective notice for a period of 

public comment on all policies being 

considered for adoption by the United 

States Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC), which are not subject to notice 

and comment under any federal statute. 

From time to time, EAC issues 

advisories, manuals, procedures, 

regulations and rules, which impact 

outside parties. Some of these policies 

and rules must be adopted after a period 

of public comment pursuant to the 

Administrative Procedures Act (APA) or 

other statutes, such as the Help America 

Vote Act (HAVA) or the National Voter 

Registration Act (NVRA). Other policies 

do not require such public participation; 

however, EAC is committed to make all 

of its policymaking activities open and 

transparent. 

EAC believes that public involvement 

in the policy process is the best way to 

develop sound policy and encourage 

public understanding of and 

participation in agency activities. As 

such, EAC desires to require notice and 

comment for all of its advisories, 

manuals, procedures, regulations and 

rules that may impact outside parties. 

To that end, this policy requires EAC to 

provide the public an opportunity to 

comment on any proposed policy or 

rule of general applicability (those 

impacting outside parties), even when 

such public comment is not otherwise 

required by law. 

This policy further outlines the roles, 

responsibilities and procedures for this 

process to assure that the public has 

effective notice and the ability to submit 

timely and meaningful comment on 

proposed EAC policies and rules. 

II. Definitions 

A. ‘‘Outside Party’’ means any other 

government entity, corporation, nonprofit association, or individual other 

than EAC. Outside Party shall not 

include Federal government executive 

branch or independent agencies. 

B. ‘‘Policy of general applicability’’ is 

a policy that applies to all relevant 

stakeholders. It is not a particular matter 

involving a single party that addresses 

a specific case or controversy, such as 

the resolution of one state’s audit, or 

interpretations issued under the EAC’s 

Testing and Certification and Laboratory 

Accreditation Programs. Matters of 

general applicability include the 

following: 

• Program manuals adopted by EAC 

that impact outside parties, such as the 

testing and certification program 

manual, the laboratory accreditation 

manual, and grant manuals regarding 

any of the EAC distributed or managed 

grant programs. 

• Guidance (other than that 

developed by EAC regarding sections 

301–303 of HAVA), advisories, and 

advisory opinions related to the 

implementation or administration of 


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