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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2011 / Notices
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Election
Assistance Commission’s Voting
System Test Laboratory Program
Manual, Version 1.0

Background
In this notice, EAC seeks comments
on the paperwork burdens contained in
the current version of the Voting System
Test Laboratory Manual, Version 1.0
OMB Control Number 3265–0004 only.
Version 1.0 is the original version of the
Manual without changes or updates.

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on EAC’s
request to renew an existing information
collection, EAC’s Voting System Test
Laboratory Program Manual, Version
1.0. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for approval of this
information collection by the Office of
Management and Budget; they also will
become a matter of public record.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. E.D.T.
on October 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection must be
submitted in writing through either: (1)
Electronically to
[email protected]; via
mail to Mr. Brian Hancock, Director of
Voting System Testing and Certification,
U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite
300, Washington, DC 20005; or via fax
to (202) 566–1392. An electronic copy of
the manual, version 1.0, may be found
on EAC’s Web site at http://
www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection, please
contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director,
Voting System Testing and Certification,

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Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax:
(202) 566–1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Current Information Collection
Request, Version 1.0
Title: Voting System Test Laboratory
Manual, Version 1.0.
OMB Number: 3265–0013.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA),
42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to
‘‘provide for the testing, certification,
decertification, and recertification of
voting system hardware and software by
accredited laboratories.’’ To fulfill this
mandate, EAC has developed and
implemented the Voting System Test
Laboratory Program Manual, Version
1.0. This version is currently in use
under OMB Control Number 3265–0013.
Although participation in the program
in voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants.
Affected Public: Voting system
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Department of Energy.
Notice of public comment.

AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on DOE’s
intent to publish the Electricity Sector
Cybersecurity Risk Management Process
Guideline. The guideline describes a
risk management process that is targeted
to the specific needs of electricity sector
organizations and adds to the body of
resources that help refine the definition
and application of effective
cybersecurity for all organizations in the
Electricity Sector.

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DATES: Comments must be received on
or before Friday, October 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to Matthew Light, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, 1000 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20585.; Fax 202–
586–2623; E-mail:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information
should be directed to Matthew Light at
[email protected], phone 202–
316–5115.

DOE
invites public comment on DOE’s intent
to publish a guidance document
entitled: Electricity Sector Cybersecurity
Risk Management Process Guideline.
The primary goal of this guideline is to
describe a risk management process that
is targeted to the specific needs of
electricity sector organizations. This
document is designed to add to the body
of resources that help refine the
definition and application of effective
cybersecurity for all organizations in the
Electricity Sector.
The Electricity Sector Cybersecurity
Risk Management Process Guideline
was developed by the DOE, in
collaboration with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST),
the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), and representatives
from both the public and private sector.
The NIST Special Publication 800–39,
Managing Information Security Risk
provides the foundational methodology
for this document.
The Electricity Sector Cybersecurity
Risk Management Process Guideline is
available for review at https://public.
commentworks.com/CW_DOE_AWF/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 101 note.

Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk
Management Process Guideline
ACTION:

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Issued at Washington, DC, on September 8,
2011.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
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