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AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 23814 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 83 / Wednesday, April 29, 2020 / Notices of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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Subsequent to each Presidential election year, FVAP must report to Congress voter registration and participation rates for Uniformed Services voters and overseas citizens. Previous attempts to collect information on the overseas citizen population to identify and measure its voter registration and participation rates in Federal elections suffered from significant bias; this effort is focused on refining a well-established method to VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Apr 28, 2020 Jkt 250001 report voter registration and participation rates from a more welldefined subgroup of overseas civilians. Conducting this research will help FVAP meet its federal and congressional mandates in terms of reporting annually on its activities and 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. In 2018, data from the 2016 survey was used to identify the barriers that overseas citizens face in requesting, casting and returning their ballots—and, along with the 2018 data, which is just becoming available, will help shape FVAP’s outreach to these voters in 2020 and beyond. The 2020 version of the OCPS will test awareness and efficacy of these efforts. The survey also identified that overseas voters are more likely to avail themselves of electronic options when requesting their ballots (compared to active duty military, who rely more often on postal mail). These results guided changes to the 2020 survey, which further probes this difference. Finally, the 2018 survey allows for a midterm-to-midterm comparison of the overseas voting experience from 2014 to 2018—and the 2020 version will permit a similar comparison to the 2016 presidential election. To obtain the necessary information, the OCPS will use data collected from a sample of registered overseas civilian voters in conjunction with previous country level estimates developed by FVAP research and establish a research method to assist FVAP in reporting voter registration and participation rates for the 2020 election. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Annual Burden Hours: 4,500 hours. Number of Respondents: 18,000. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 18,000. Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes. Frequency: Biennially. Dated: April 23, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2020–09054 Filed 4–28–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of The Stakeholder Meeting To Receive Input on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Initiative Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-09054]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0044]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness 
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

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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 29, 
2020.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 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 https://www.regulations.gov 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 contact Angela James, Office 
of Information Management, Department of Defense, at 571-372-7574 or 
write to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Overseas Citizen Population 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0539.
    Needs and Uses: The primary objective of the Overseas Citizen 
Population Survey (OCPS), conducted on behalf of FVAP, is to refine 
FVAP's methodology for estimating the number of overseas U.S. civilians 
who are eligible to vote and who have registered and participated in 
the past. These estimates are then used to address the question of 
whether the registration and voting propensity of the overseas civilian 
population differs from that of comparable domestic or military 
populations. Subsequent to each Presidential election year, FVAP must 
report to Congress voter registration and participation rates for 
Uniformed Services voters and overseas citizens. Previous attempts to 
collect information on the overseas citizen population to identify and 
measure its voter registration and participation rates in Federal 
elections suffered from significant bias; this effort is focused on 
refining a well-established method to report voter registration and 
participation rates from a more well-defined subgroup of overseas 
civilians. Conducting this research will help FVAP meet its federal and 
congressional mandates in terms of reporting annually on its activities 
and 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. In 2018, data from 
the 2016 survey was used to identify the barriers that overseas 
citizens face in requesting, casting and returning their ballots--and, 
along with the 2018 data, which is just becoming available, will help 
shape FVAP's outreach to these voters in 2020 and beyond. The 2020 
version of the OCPS will test awareness and efficacy of these efforts. 
The survey also identified that overseas voters are more likely to 
avail themselves of electronic options when requesting their ballots 
(compared to active duty military, who rely more often on postal mail). 
These results guided changes to the 2020 survey, which further probes 
this difference. Finally, the 2018 survey allows for a midterm-to-
midterm comparison of the overseas voting experience from 2014 to 
2018--and the 2020 version will permit a similar comparison to the 2016 
presidential election.
    To obtain the necessary information, the OCPS will use data 
collected from a sample of registered overseas civilian voters in 
conjunction with previous country level estimates developed by FVAP 
research and establish a research method to assist FVAP in reporting 
voter registration and participation rates for the 2020 election.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Biennially.

    Dated: April 23, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-09054 Filed 4-28-20; 8:45 am]
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