Notice2021-18729
Sunshine Act Meetings
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Published
August 30, 2021
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Election Assistance Commission
Abstract
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Meeting on Moving VVSG 2.0 Forward.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18729]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting agenda.
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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:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1aaacb4b5a9a8a681a4a0a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="442f2931302c2d23042125276a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630913020d0608230602004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cca6bcada2a9a78ca9adafe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>) 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:
<a href="https://www.eac.gov">https://www.eac.gov</a>.
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.
[FR Doc. 2021-18729 Filed 8-26-21; 11:15 am]
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