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 Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the National 

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 8:30 A.M. until 4:30 

P.M., Eastern time, and Wednesday, July 27, 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. Tuesday, July 19, 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 Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Eastern 

time, and Wednesday, July 27, 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), Common Data Format, 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. 

Tuesday, July 19, 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 Tuesday, July 12, 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. Tuesday, July 19, 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 July 

26, 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 Friday, July 22, 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 Friday, July 22, 2011. All comments will also be 

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

Signed:_______________________

Donetta Davidson, Commissioner,

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

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