Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments, 57656-57659 [2021-22650]

Download as PDF 57656 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 198 / Monday, October 18, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0101] Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department of Defense (DoD). AGENCY: Notice of availability of proposed amendments and public meeting. ACTION: The Department of Defense requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual for CourtsMartial (MCM), United States (2019 ed.). The proposed changes are based on certain recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military and concern: An amendment to provision in the Manual for Courts-Martial governing the employment of expert witnesses; and amending the Manual for CourtsMartial to establish a universal standard of proof to be applied to nonjudicial punishment proceedings. The approval authority for these changes is the President. These proposed changes have not been coordinated within the Department of Defense under the DoD Directive governing the preparation, processing, and coordination of Executive Orders, and do not constitute the official position of the Department jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Oct 15, 2021 Jkt 256001 of Defense, the Military Departments, or any other Government agency. DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than December 17, 2021. A public meeting to receive comments concerning the proposed changes will be held on November 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces building, 450 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20442–0001. 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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above. JSC Portal: https://jsc.defense.gov/ Contact. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number 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: Lieutenant Colonel Joshua B. Nettinga, PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 U.S. Air Force, Executive Secretary, JSC, (240) 612–4820, joshua.nettinga@ us.af.mil. The JSC website is located at https://jsc.defense.gov. The full text of the 2019 MCM is available electronically at https://jsc.defense.gov/ Military-Law/Current-Publications-andUpdates/. This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Instruction 5500.17, ‘‘Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC),’’ February 21, 2018. The JSC invites members of the public to comment on the proposed changes; such comments should address specific recommended changes and provide supporting rationale. This notice also sets forth the date, time, and location for a public meeting of the JSC to discuss the proposed changes, as shown in the DATES section of this notice. This notice is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government. It is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: October 13, 2021. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Oct 15, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 57657 EN18OC21.005</GPH> jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 198 / Monday, October 18, 2021 / Notices VerDate Sep<11>2014 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 198 / Monday, October 18, 2021 / Notices 18:28 Oct 15, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 EN18OC21.006</GPH> jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 57658 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 198 / Monday, October 18, 2021 / Notices BILLING CODE 5001–06–C DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0120] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Interest Rate Limitation Request Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 17, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this information collection request by selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. Comments may also be sent to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Oct 15, 2021 Jkt 256001 revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Interest Rate Limitation Request. OMB Control Number: 1845–0135. Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 67. Abstract: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides that those on active duty military service are entitled to have an interest rate in excess of 6% be capped at 6% for the duration of their qualifying military service. The Department is requesting an extension of the currently approved PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information collection. These Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and Direct Loan Program regulations have not changed. The regulations require a loan holder to match its database against the Department of Defense’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and automatically apply the interest rate limitation, as appropriate, to borrowers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The form in this collection would only be used in limited cases where the borrower is not found in the Defense Manpower Data Center, or does not have a copy of military orders, but still wishes to receive benefits under the SCRA. Dated: October 13, 2021. Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2021–22654 Filed 10–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0105] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Long-Term Participant Survey Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 17, 2021. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 EN18OC21.007</GPH> [FR Doc. 2021–22650 Filed 10–15–21; 8:45 am] 57659

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57656-57659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0101]


Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department 
of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed amendments and public 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense requests comments on proposed 
changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2019 
ed.). The proposed changes are based on certain recommendations of the 
Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military and 
concern: An amendment to provision in the Manual for Courts-Martial 
governing the employment of expert witnesses; and amending the Manual 
for Courts-Martial to establish a universal standard of proof to be 
applied to nonjudicial punishment proceedings. The approval authority 
for these changes is the President. These proposed changes have not 
been coordinated within the Department of Defense under the DoD 
Directive governing the preparation, processing, and coordination of 
Executive Orders, and do not constitute the official position of the 
Department of Defense, the Military Departments, or any other 
Government agency.

DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than 
December 17, 2021. A public meeting to receive comments concerning the 
proposed changes will be held on November 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces building, 450 E 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20442-0001.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    JSC Portal: https://jsc.defense.gov/Contact. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number 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: Lieutenant Colonel Joshua B. Nettinga, 
U.S. Air Force, Executive Secretary, JSC, (240) 612-4820, 
[email protected]. The JSC website is located at https://jsc.defense.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of the 2019 MCM is available 
electronically at https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/.
    This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Instruction 5500.17, 
``Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee on Military 
Justice (JSC),'' February 21, 2018.
    The JSC invites members of the public to comment on the proposed 
changes; such comments should address specific recommended changes and 
provide supporting rationale.
    This notice also sets forth the date, time, and location for a 
public meeting of the JSC to discuss the proposed changes, as shown in 
the DATES section of this notice.
    This notice is intended only to improve the internal management of 
the Federal Government. It is not intended to create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party 
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.

    Dated: October 13, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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