Draft of Promoting Access To Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People With Disabilities; Correction

Published date26 October 2021
Citation86 FR 59147
Record Number2021-23309
SectionNotices
CourtNational Institute Of Standards And Technology
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 59147-59148]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [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 www.regulations.gov. The Draft is
                posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov
                and can be found by searching NIST-
                [[Page 59148]]
                2021-0005, as well as the NIST website at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting.
                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:
                 Electronic submission: Submit electronic public comments
                via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
                 1. Go to www.regulations.gov 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.
                 Email: Comments in electronic form may also be sent to
                [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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 www.regulations.gov 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:
                https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting as well as www.regulations.gov. A
                comment template is available at: https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting. 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 https://www.nist.gov/itl/voting and regulations.gov. 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:
                section508.gov/create/documents.
                 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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