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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2014–OS–0135]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness) announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. 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; (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, 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 17,
2014.
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SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
ADDRESSES:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–3100.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov 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. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov 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. David
Beirne, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite
03J25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or call at
(571) 372–0740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Survey of Overseas Civilians,
OMB Control Number 0704–XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary for
Federal Voting Assistance Program
(FVAP), an agency of the Department of
Defense, to fulfill the mandate of the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA of 1986
[42 U.S.C. 1973ff]). UOCAVA requires a
statistical analysis report to the
President and Congress on the
effectiveness of assistance under the
Act, a statistical analysis of voter
registration and participation, and a
description of State/Federal cooperation
after each federal election. The data
obtained through this study will allow
FVAP to assess the feasibility of using
survey data to assess registration and
participation rates for non-military U.S.
citizens living overseas.
Affected Public: Non-military
UOCAVA voters.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
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Frequency: One time.
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (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.
Subsequent to 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, nongovernment overseas civilians. The
Survey of Overseas Civilians research
project will serve as a pilot, examining
the feasibility of collecting data from
this population by surveying a sample
of registered voters living overseas
during the 2014 election. Collecting
information from this population will
also support FVAP in its purpose of
ensuring that Service members, their
eligible family members and overseas
citizens are aware of their right to vote
and have the tools and resources to
successfully do so from anywhere in the
world. In addition to determining the
feasibility of conducting a survey of
overseas civilians, the information
collected will be used for overall
program evaluation, management and
improvement, and to compile the
congressionally-mandated report to the
President and Congress after the 2016
General Election should this pilot prove
successful.
Dated: September 11, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD-2014-OS-0135]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof. 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;
(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, 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
17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
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 https://www.regulations.gov 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. Follow
the instructions at https://www.regulations.gov 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. David Beirne, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Suite 03J25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or call at (571) 372-0740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Survey of Overseas
Civilians, OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
for Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), an agency of the
Department of Defense, to fulfill the mandate of the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA of 1986 [42 U.S.C.
1973ff]). UOCAVA requires a statistical analysis report to the
President and Congress on the effectiveness of assistance under the
Act, a statistical analysis of voter registration and participation,
and a description of State/Federal cooperation after each federal
election. The data obtained through this study will allow FVAP to
assess the feasibility of using survey data to assess registration and
participation rates for non-military U.S. citizens living overseas.
Affected Public: Non-military UOCAVA voters.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: One time.
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (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. Subsequent to 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. The Survey of
Overseas Civilians research project will serve as a pilot, examining
the feasibility of collecting data from this population by surveying a
sample of registered voters living overseas during the 2014 election.
Collecting information from this population will also support FVAP in
its purpose of ensuring that Service members, their eligible family
members and overseas citizens are aware of their right to vote and have
the tools and resources to successfully do so from anywhere in the
world. In addition to determining the feasibility of conducting a
survey of overseas civilians, the information collected will be used
for overall program evaluation, management and improvement, and to
compile the congressionally-mandated report to the President and
Congress after the 2016 General Election should this pilot prove
successful.
Dated: September 11, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-22014 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
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