60-Day FR Notice for Substantive Comments

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices
order to meet its statutory requirements
under HAVA Section 15371(b), the EAC
has developed the EAC’s Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
The procedural requirements of the
program are established in the proposed
information collection, the EAC Voting
System Test Laboratory Accreditation
Program Manual. Although
participation in the program in
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants. The procedural
requirements of this Manual will
supersede any prior laboratory
accreditation requirements issued by the
EAC. This manual shall be read in
conjunction with the EAC’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004).
Affected Public: Voting system test
laboratories.
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.
[FR Doc. 08–453 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Request for Substantive Comments;
EAC’s Voting System Test Laboratory
Accreditation Program Manual
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; request for substantive
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The EAC has drafted a
procedural manual for its Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
This manual establishes the
administrative procedures for obtaining
an EAC accreditation for Voting System
Test Laboratories (VSTL). Section 231(b)
of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) requires
that the EAC provide for the
accreditation and revocation of
accreditation of independent, nonfederal laboratories qualified to test
voting systems to Federal standards. In
order to meet its statutory requirements
under HAVA 15371(b), the EAC has
developed the EAC’s Voting System
Test Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Although participation in the program is
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants. The procedural
requirements of this Manual will
supersede any prior laboratory
accreditation requirements issued by the

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EAC. This manual shall be read in
conjunction with the EAC’s Voting
System Testing and Certification
Program Manual (OMB 3265–0004). The
purpose of this notice is to request
public comment on the substantive
aspects of the program.
Substantive Comments: The EAC
seeks substantive comments from the
public on its proposed procedural
manual. Please submit comments
consistent with the information below.
Comments should identify and cite the
section of the manual at issue. Where a
substantive issue is raised, please
propose a recommended change or
alternative policy. All comments
submitted will be published at the end
of the comment period on the EAC’s
Web site http://www.eac.gov. This
publication and request for comment is
not required under the rulemaking,
adjudicative, or licensing provisions of
the Administrative Procedures Act
(APA). It is a voluntary effort by the
EAC to gather input from the public on
the EAC’s administrative procedures for
accrediting Voting System Test
Laboratories. Furthermore, this request
by the EAC for public comment is not
intended to make any of the APA’s
rulemaking provisions applicable to
development of this or future EAC
procedural programs. However, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, a separate notice
will be published on the Federal
Register to request comments regarding
the burden of responding to the
information collection activities of the
proposed manual; please refer to the
EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov, for
further information about the
submission of comments regarding
burden.
Submit written or electronic
comments on this draft procedural
manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on
April 4, 2008.

DATES:

Submit comments via email to
testlaboratoryaccreditation@eac.gov; via
mail to Brian Hancock, Director of
Voting System Certification, U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to
202–566–1392. An electronic copy of
the proposed guidance may be found on
the EAC’s Web site http://www.eac.gov.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Masterson, Testing and
Certification Program Associate, 1225
New York Avenue, Suite 1100,

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Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax:
(202) 566–1392.
Thomas R. Wilkey,
Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 08–452 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–36–000]

Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Junction
Natural Gas Storage Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
January 28, 2008.

The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Junction Natural Gas Storage Project
involving construction and operation of
natural gas storage and pipeline header
facilities by Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.
(Chestnut Ridge) in Fayette County,
Pennsylvania and Preston and
Monongolia Counties, West Virginia.
The EA will be used by the Commission
in its decision-making process to
determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on February 29, 2008. Details on
how to submit comments are provided
in the Public Participation section of
this notice.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project
and to encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing

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