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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0083]
Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for
Courts of Criminal Appeals; Proposed
Changes
Joint Rules of Appellate
Procedure for Courts of Criminal
Appeals (JRAP) Committee, Department
of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability; changes to
the JRAP.
AGENCY:
This notice announces
proposed changes to the JRAP, which
prescribe uniform rules of procedure for
Courts of Criminal Appeals. Although
these rules of practice and procedure
fall within the Administrative
Procedure Act’s exemptions for notice
and comment, the Department, as a
matter of policy, has decided to make
these changes available for public
review and comment before they are
implemented. The proposed changes are
a refinement of the JRAP effective
January 1, 2019 and implement
statutory changes expanding the
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jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal
Appeals and creating special trial
counsel. The approval authorities for
these changes are the Judge Advocates
General of the Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Coast Guard.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
changes must be received no later than
November 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The changes to the JRAP are
available for review on Regulations.gov
in docket DoD–2023–OS–0083. You
may submit comments, identified by
docket number and title by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on 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, Attn: Mailbox
24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1700.
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:
Christopher Robin Jaramillo, (202) 685–
7695, christopher.r.jaramillo@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 included
several significant amendments to the
Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. 801 et seq. Regarding
military appellate practice the NDAA:
• Added 10 U.S.C. 824a, creating the
Office of the Special Trial Counsel, with
exclusive authority over certain victimcentric offenses, known as ‘‘covered
offenses.’’
• Amended 10 U.S.C. 866 to expand
the jurisdiction of the Courts of
Criminal Appeals to all courts-martial
resulting in a guilty verdict.
The Joint Rules of Appellate
Procedure for Courts of Criminal
Appeals (JRAP) Committee convened
and suggested numerous changes to the
JRAP, both to reflect these changes to
the UCMJ and to clarify several issues
that have been raised by practitioners
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since the previous version of the JRAP
became effective on January 1, 2019.
Beyond incorporating the role of the
Office of the Special Trial Counsel in
appellate procedure, some of the more
significant changes to the JRAP include:
Æ Changes to Rule 5 to reflect the
Courts’ expanded jurisdiction.
Æ Changes to Rule 6 to reflect what
the record on appeal will be for the new
types of appeals.
Æ Changes to Rule 16 to clarify
procedures for waiver or withdrawal of
appellate review.
Æ Changes to Rule 18:
D To expand on what is required for
pro se filings; and
D To create procedures for new types
of appeals under the Courts’ expanded
jurisdiction.
Æ Changes to Rule 23 to clarify when
the Court will consider factual material
not otherwise in the record.
Æ Changes to Rule 31 to clarify what
is required for a Motion for
Reconsideration.
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
Public participation is essential to
effective governance and all comments
and material received during the
comment period will be considered.
Your comment can help shape the
outcome of the changes to the JRAP. If
you submit a comment, please include
the docket number for this document,
indicate the specific section of this JRAP
to which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
Submitting comments. You may
submit comments through the Federal
Docket Management Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type DoD–
2023–OS–0083 in the search box and
click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this
document in the Search Results column,
and click on it. Then click on the
Comment option. If you cannot submit
your material by using https://
www.regulations.gov, call or email the
person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this proposed rule
for alternate instructions.
Viewing Material in Docket
To view the JRAP mentioned in this
notice of availability as being available
in the docket, find the docket as
described in the previous paragraph,
and then select ‘‘Supporting & Related
Material’’ in the Document Type
column. Public comments will also be
placed in the online docket and can be
viewed by following instructions on the
https://www.regulations.gov Frequently
Asked Questions web page. Also, if you
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click on the Dockets tab and then the
notice of availability, you should see a
‘‘Subscribe’’ option for email alerts. This
option will notify you when comments
are posted, or the final JRAP is
published. All comments received will
be reviewed, but only comments that
address the topic of the changes to the
JRAP will be posted. Off-topic,
inappropriate, or duplicate comments
may not be posted.
Personal Information
Comments posted to https://
www.regulations.gov may include any
personal information you have
provided. As a matter of practice, DoD’s
Regulatory Directorate does not post
personal information to the
Regulations.gov public website. DoD’s
Regulatory Directorate will pass
submitter personal information to the
government points-of-contact for this
action so they may follow-up on
comments for more clarity or additional
information. 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 3, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Help America Vote College
Program Application Kits
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) gives
notice that it is requesting from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the information
collection EAC Help America Vote
College Program (HAVCP) Poll Worker
and Service Day Mini-grant Program
Applications.
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SUMMARY:
Comments must be received by
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2023.
ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC
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instruments, see: https://www.eac.gov/
grants/help-america-vote-collegeprogram. For information on the
Application kits, contact Tina Bateman,
Office of Grants Management, Election
Assistance Commission, HAVCP@
eac.gov. All requests and submissions
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Previously filed under Title and OMB
Number: Help America Vote College
Program Application Kit; 88 FR 47133
(Page: 47133–47134; Document Number:
2023–15506).
Purpose
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on July 21, 2023 and allowed
60 days for public comment as
described above. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 30 days for public
comment from all interested individuals
and organizations. In compliance with
section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, EAC has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review
and approval of the information
collection listed below. The purpose of
this notice is to allow an additional 30
days for public comment from all
interested individuals and
organizations.
The EAC Office of Grants
Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible
for distributing, monitoring and
providing technical assistance to states
and grantees on the use of federal funds.
EAC/OGM also reports on how the
funds are spent to Congress, negotiates
indirect cost rates with grantees, and
resolves audit findings on the use of
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA)
funds.
The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) anticipates the
availability of $1 million dollars in
discretionary grant funding to support
the Help America Vote College Program
(HAVCP). The HAVCP grant
competition is split into two separate
grant programs: the HAVCP Poll Worker
Grant and the HAVCP Service Day MiniGrant. Applicant organizations may
only apply for one of the two programs.
The purpose of the HAVCP Poll Worker
Grant is to encourage college students to
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assist state and local governments in the
administration of elections by serving as
nonpartisan poll workers or assistants,
and to encourage jurisdictions to utilize
these efforts. The purpose of the HAVCP
Service Day Mini-Grant is to elevate
civic participation on college campuses
through a day of service and inspire
college students to volunteer their time
and talents to ensure safe, secure,
accessible, and transparent elections.
Each program within the EAC Help
America Vote College Program has a
tailored set of application packages and
progress reports based on the needs and
aims of the program. A list of
documents covered in this information
collection for each program is included
below.
Poll Worker Grant Program
• HAVCP Poll Worker Application
Form and Guidance
• HAVCP Poll Worker Budget
Worksheet and Guidance
• HAVCP Poll Worker Progress Report
Service Day Mini-Grant Program
• HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant
Application Form and Guidance
• HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant
Progress Report
These application packages provide
the instruments necessary to collect
competitive applications with programspecific information necessary for the
College Program. Supporting guidance
and instructions are included as
applicant resources and to reduce the
administrative burden of applying for
federal funds.
Public Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the EAC to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Office of
Grants Management.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0083]
Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal
Appeals; Proposed Changes
AGENCY: Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal
Appeals (JRAP) Committee, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability; changes to the JRAP.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces proposed changes to the JRAP, which
prescribe uniform rules of procedure for Courts of Criminal Appeals.
Although these rules of practice and procedure fall within the
Administrative Procedure Act's exemptions for notice and comment, the
Department, as a matter of policy, has decided to make these changes
available for public review and comment before they are implemented.
The proposed changes are a refinement of the JRAP effective January 1,
2019 and implement statutory changes expanding the jurisdiction of
Courts of Criminal Appeals and creating special trial counsel. The
approval authorities for these changes are the Judge Advocates General
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than
November 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The changes to the JRAP are available for review on
Regulations.gov in docket DoD-2023-OS-0083. You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on
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, Attn:
Mailbox 24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
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: Christopher Robin Jaramillo, (202)
685-7695, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 included several significant amendments to
the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
Regarding military appellate practice the NDAA:
Added 10 U.S.C. 824a, creating the Office of the Special
Trial Counsel, with exclusive authority over certain victim-centric
offenses, known as ``covered offenses.''
Amended 10 U.S.C. 866 to expand the jurisdiction of the
Courts of Criminal Appeals to all courts-martial resulting in a guilty
verdict.
The Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal
Appeals (JRAP) Committee convened and suggested numerous changes to the
JRAP, both to reflect these changes to the UCMJ and to clarify several
issues that have been raised by practitioners since the previous
version of the JRAP became effective on January 1, 2019.
Beyond incorporating the role of the Office of the Special Trial
Counsel in appellate procedure, some of the more significant changes to
the JRAP include:
[cir] Changes to Rule 5 to reflect the Courts' expanded
jurisdiction.
[cir] Changes to Rule 6 to reflect what the record on appeal will
be for the new types of appeals.
[cir] Changes to Rule 16 to clarify procedures for waiver or
withdrawal of appellate review.
[cir] Changes to Rule 18:
[ssquf] To expand on what is required for pro se filings; and
[ssquf] To create procedures for new types of appeals under the
Courts' expanded jurisdiction.
[cir] Changes to Rule 23 to clarify when the Court will consider
factual material not otherwise in the record.
[cir] Changes to Rule 31 to clarify what is required for a Motion
for Reconsideration.
Public Participation and Request for Comments
Public participation is essential to effective governance and all
comments and material received during the comment period will be
considered. Your comment can help shape the outcome of the changes to
the JRAP. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for
this document, indicate the specific section of this JRAP to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
Submitting comments. You may submit comments through the Federal
Docket Management Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go
to https://www.regulations.gov, type DoD-2023-OS-0083 in the search box
and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the Search
Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If
you cannot submit your material by using https://www.regulations.gov,
call or email the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this proposed rule for alternate instructions.
Viewing Material in Docket
To view the JRAP mentioned in this notice of availability as being
available in the docket, find the docket as described in the previous
paragraph, and then select ``Supporting & Related Material'' in the
Document Type column. Public comments will also be placed in the online
docket and can be viewed by following instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked Questions web page. Also, if you
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click on the Dockets tab and then the notice of availability, you
should see a ``Subscribe'' option for email alerts. This option will
notify you when comments are posted, or the final JRAP is published.
All comments received will be reviewed, but only comments that address
the topic of the changes to the JRAP will be posted. Off-topic,
inappropriate, or duplicate comments may not be posted.
Personal Information
Comments posted to https://www.regulations.gov may include any
personal information you have provided. As a matter of practice, DoD's
Regulatory Directorate does not post personal information to the
Regulations.gov public website. DoD's Regulatory Directorate will pass
submitter personal information to the government points-of-contact for
this action so they may follow-up on comments for more clarity or
additional information. 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 3, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-22364 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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