Notice2024-16139
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59723-59724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16139]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0084]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on:
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; the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information
collection on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by
September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite
08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing.
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Follow the instructions at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the Federal Voting
Assistance Program ATTN: Mr. J. Scott Wiedmann, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Suite 03J25 Alexandria, VA 22350, (571) 372-0740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Overseas Citizen Population
Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0539.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
for the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), an agency of the DoD,
to fulfill the mandate of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act (UOCAVA of 1986 [52 U.S.C. 10301]). UOCAVA requires a
statistical analysis report to the President and Congress on the
effectiveness of assistance under the Act, a statistical analysis of
voter participation, and a description of State/Federal cooperation.
The data obtained through this study will allow FVAP to refine its
methodology for estimating the number of overseas U.S. civilians who
are eligible to vote and who have registered and participated in the
past, and using these estimates to address the question of whether the
registration and voting propensity of the overseas civilian population
differs from that of a comparable domestic or military population.
Conducting this research will help FVAP meet its Federal and
congressional mandates in terms of reporting annually on its activities
and on overall voter registration and participation rates after each
Presidential election. The data obtained through this study is also
intended to provide insights into existing barriers to UOCAVA voting
and recommendations for addressing these challenges.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Responses per Responent: 1.
Annual Responses: 18,000.
Average Burden per Response: 15 Minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
The UOCAVA requires the States to allow Uniformed Services
personnel, their family members, and overseas citizens to use absentee
registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in general,
special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal offices. The Act
covers members of the Uniformed Services and the merchant marine to
include the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Public Health Service and their eligible dependents,
Federal civilian employees overseas, and overseas U.S. citizens not
affiliated with the Federal Government. After each Presidential
election year, FVAP must report voter registration and participation
rates for uniformed service voters and overseas citizens to Congress;
while FVAP collects data for this report through regular surveys of
uniformed service voters and other relevant UOCAVA populations, it does
not currently collect data from non-military, non-government overseas
civilians. Previous attempts to collect information on the overseas
citizen's population to identify and measure its voter registration and
participation rates in Federal elections suffered from significant
bias; the Overseas Citizens Population Survey is focused on refining a
prototype method to report voter registration and participation rates
from a more well-defined subgroup of overseas civilians.
Dated: July 18, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-16139 Filed 7-22-24; 8:45 am]
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