U.S. Election Assistance Commission Voluntary Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form EAC 003C Field Anomaly Reporting	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form EAC 002C Collection of Information and Record Keeping for Certified Voting System	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form EAC 001C Collection of Voting System Manufacturer Information	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
TC.Summary of Public Comments.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-04-04	Available
Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual.Revised.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-03-29	Repair queued
TC.Summary of and Response to Comments.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-03-29	Available
TandC.Program Manual. Supporting Statement REVISED 3.29.2011.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-03-29	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
45347	Field Anomaly Reporting	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45346	Collection of Information and Record Keeping for Certified Voting System	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45345	Collection of Voting System Manufacturer Information	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3265-0004	ICR Reference No: 201103-3265-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200703-3265-001
Agency/Subagency: EAC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Voluntary Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/01/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/06/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2011
Responses	96	0	96
Time Burden (Hours)	117	0	117
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,850	0	4,850

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Abstract: HAVA requires that the EAC certify and decertify voting systems (42 U.S.C. §15371). Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA specifically requires the EAC to

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 15371 Name of Law: Help America Vote Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 4879	01/26/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 18539	04/04/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Collection of Information and Record Keeping for Certified Voting System	EAC 002C	Application for Voting System Testing
Field Anomaly Reporting	EAC 003C	Voting System Anomaly Reporting Form
Collection of Voting System Manufacturer Information	EAC 001C	Manufacturer Registration Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	96	96	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	117	117	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,850	4,850	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $770,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/06/2011

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