SUNSHINE ACT NOTICE 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

ACTION: Public Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development 

Committee 

SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet in 

open session on Thursday, January 13, 2011 and Friday, January 14, 2011 at the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2011, from 8:30 A.M. until 

4:30 P.M., Eastern Time, and Friday, January 14, 2011 from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., 

Eastern Time. 

ADDRESS: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-

8900. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify Mary Lou Norris 

or Angela Ellis by c.o.b. Thursday, January 6, 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 Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., 

Eastern time, and Friday, January 14, 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), Auditability, 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 preregister to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by c.o.b. 

Thursday, January 6, 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’ email 

address is marylou.norris@nist.gov, and her phone number is (301) 975-2002. Angela 

Ellis’ email 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 Thursday, January 6, 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. Thursday, January 6, 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 

January 13, 2011, approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for public comments at the 

end of the open session. Speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served 

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 

12:00 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, January 11, 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 12:00 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. All comments will also 

be posted on http://vote.nist.gov. 

Signed:_______________________ 

Donetta Davidson, Chair, 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

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