National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Information Collection System

NVLAP LAB CODE:

AMENDMENT TO NVLAP GENERAL APPLICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
VOTING SYSTEM TESTING LABORATORIES

The National Voluntary Accreditation Program (NVLAP) established and is conducting its laboratory
accreditation program for voting system testing laboratories in support of the responsibilities
delegated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under Section 231 of the
Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Specifically, the Act directs NIST to evaluate the competence of independent, non-Federal
laboratories to test voting systems to Federal standards and to make recommendations to the EAC
for its accreditation of laboratories qualified to conduct the testing, certification, decertification, and
recertification of voting systems as provided under the act. The EAC makes the final decision to
accredit laboratories based upon the information provided by NIST and the Commission’s review of
non-technical issues such as conflict-of-interest policies, organizational structure and recordkeeping protocols.
Both NIST and the EAC have determined that assessment processes relating to voting system
testing laboratories will be as open and transparent as possible to facilitate the public’s
understanding of how laboratories that test voting systems are evaluated.
To effect this transparency, NVLAP and _________________________________________,
NVLAP Lab Code___________________ hereby agree to the following amendments to the
Application agreement (Conditions for Accreditation) signed on ________________________:
1) Accreditation assessments and proficiency testing work done by NIST/NVLAP will not be
conducted under authority granted to NIST by Title 15 United States Code Section 3710a.
2) Information obtained during application, on-site assessment, proficiency testing, evaluation
and accreditation will be protected from disclosure to the extent permitted by applicable
laws. NIST/NVLAP and the Laboratory agree that this information will not be afforded the
additional protections accorded pursuant to Title 15 USC 3710a(c)(7)(A) and (7)(B).
3) The Laboratory hereby agrees that during the granting of accreditation and notification to
EAC, NVLAP may release on-site assessment reports, nonconformity responses, and other
laboratory generated information to NIST to be posted publicly in support of NIST
recommendations to the Election Assistance Commission.
4) The Laboratory agrees to prominently mark information submitted to NVLAP that it deems to
be proprietary.

As the laboratory’s Authorized Representative, I agree to the above amendments to my application
for accreditation.
Signature _____________________________________

Date ________________________

Printed Name

VOTING SYSTEM TESTING:
AMENDMENT TO NVLAP GENERAL APPLICATION (VERSION 1, ISSUED 2007-01)

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