Notice2021-23309
Draft of Promoting Access To Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People With Disabilities; Correction
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Published
October 26, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a document requesting public comments on the Draft Promoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities Document (Draft). The document was missing the docket number that would allow members of the public to search for the Draft on www.regulations.gov. The Draft is posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and can be found by searching NIST- 2021-0005, as well as the NIST website at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/ voting.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59147-59148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23309]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 211013-0207]
Draft of Promoting Access To Voting: Recommendations for
Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People With
Disabilities; Correction
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comments; correction.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
published a document requesting public comments on the Draft Promoting
Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private
and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities Document (Draft).
The document was missing the docket number that would allow members of
the public to search for the Draft on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. The Draft is
posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
and can be found by searching NIST-
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2021-0005, as well as the NIST website at: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting">https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting</a>.
DATES: Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November
22, 2021. Written comments in response to the request for public
comment should be submitted according to the instructions in the
ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Submissions
received after that date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic submission: Submit electronic public comments
via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
1. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NIST-2021-0005 in the search
field,
2. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields,
and
3. Enter or attach your comments.
<bullet> Email: Comments in electronic form may also be sent to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2a2a4b3ffb7bd92bebba1a6fcbcbba1a6fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08787e69256d674864617b7c2666617b7c266f677e">[email protected]</span></a> in any of the following formats: HTML; ASCII;
Word; RTF; or PDF.
Please submit comments only and include your name, organization's
name (if any), and cite ``Promoting Access to Voting'' in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the request for
public comment contact: Kevin Mangold, NIST, at (301) 975-5628, or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#78331d0e1116563519161f17141c3816110b0c561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f446a79666121426e616860636b4f61667c7b21686079">[email protected]</span></a>. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's
Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975-2762. Users of telecommunication
devices for the deaf, or a text telephone, may call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free at 1-800-877-8339.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, NIST will make the Draft
available in alternate formats, such as Braille or large print, upon
request by persons with disabilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of October 21, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-22757,
on page 58256, in the first column, correct the first line to read:
1. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NIST-2021-0005 in the search
field.
Background
Additional information from the original notice is reprinted below.
As stated in Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting,\1\
the right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Under
section 7 of Executive Order 14019, (Ensuring Equal Access for Voters
with Disabilities), NIST is directed to evaluate the steps needed to
ensure that the online Federal Voter Registration Form is accessible to
people with disabilities and identify barriers to private and
independent voting for people with disabilities and make
recommendations to remove these barriers. NIST is seeking public
comment on the Draft Promoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for
Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with
Disabilities document. The Draft was developed by NIST using
information collected through the Request for Information (RFI) that
was published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2021, review of
reports, papers and other literature, and engagement with stakeholder
organizations and election officials.
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\1\ Exec. Order No. 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, 86 FR
13623 (Mar. 07, 2021).
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Request for Comment
NIST seeks public comments on the draft Promoting Access to Voting:
Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent
Voting for People with Disabilities document and the draft
recommendations contained in it regarding both the Federal Voter
Registration Form as well as the barriers it has identified that
prevent people with disabilities from exercising their fundamental
rights and the ability to vote privately and independently. NIST is
seeking comment from persons with disabilities, disability advocacy
groups, assistive technology vendors and professionals, non-partisan
voting promotion groups, voting technology vendors, election officials
and other key stakeholders.
The Draft is available electronically from the NIST website at:
<a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting">https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting</a> as well as <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. A
comment template is available at: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting">https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting</a>. Use
of the comment template is suggested but not required. Interested
parties should submit comments in accordance with the DATES and
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Comments containing references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of
the referenced materials. All submissions, including attachments and
other supporting materials, will become part of the public record and
subject to public disclosure. NIST reserves the right to publish
relevant comments publicly, unedited and in their entirety. All
relevant comments received will be made publicly available at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting">https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting</a> and <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Personally identifiable
information (PII), such as street addresses, phone numbers, account
numbers or Social Security numbers, or names of other individuals,
should not be included. NIST asks commenters to avoid including PII as
NIST has no plans to redact PII from comments. Do not submit
confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive or protected
information. Comments that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or
other inappropriate language or content will not be considered. NIST
requests that commenters, to the best of their ability, only submit
attachments that are accessible to people who rely upon assistive
technology. A good resource for document accessibility can be found at:
<a href="http://section508.gov/create/documents">section508.gov/create/documents</a>.
Authority: Exec. Order No. 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, 86 FR
13623 (Mar. 07, 2021).
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23309 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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