Notice2026-18473
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 10, 2026
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 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57577-57578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18473]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2026-OS-1981]
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 November
9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Director of
Administration and Management, Oversight and Compliance Directorate,
Regulatory Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 05F16,
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.
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 Department of
War Education Activity (Executive Services Division), ATTN: Brianna
Paul, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350 or call at (571)
545-3996.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Federal Write-In Absentee
Ballot; Standard Form 186; OMB Control Number 0704-0502.
Needs and Uses: The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
Act (UOCAVA), 52 United States Code 203, requires the Presidential
designee (Secretary of Defense) to prescribe an official backup ballot
for use by the States to permit absent uniformed services voters and
overseas voters to participate in general, special, primary and runoff
elections for federal office. The authority for the States to collect
personal information comes from UOCAVA. The burden of collecting this
information resides in the States. The federal government neither
collects nor retains any personal information associated with these
forms.
The collected information will be used by State and local election
officials to process uniformed service members, spouses and overseas
citizens who submit their information to register to vote or receive an
absentee ballot. The collected information will be retained by election
officials to provide election materials, including absentee ballots, to
the uniformed services, their eligible family members and overseas
voters during the form's eligibility period provided by State law. No
information from the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) is
collected or retained by the federal government. The FWAB is completed
in hardcopy or via the Federal Voting Assistance Program's (FVAP)
online assistant (<a href="http://fvap.gov">fvap.gov</a>) and submitted by the voter to an Election
Official through mail, email, or fax (depending on State instructions).
Per the law, FVAP regularly reaches out to UOCAVA citizens to raise
awareness of its voting assistance services, primarily via its website,
FVAP.gov.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions; Farms,
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Federal Governments; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
Number of Respondents: 1,200,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,200,000.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: September 3, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2026-18473 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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