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members on State orders and U.S. 

citizens who have never resided in the 

United States. These individuals had 

previously been listed as U.S. citizens 

otherwise granted military/overseas 

voting rights. The overseas citizen 

selection previously described as ‘‘I am 

a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S., 

and I do not intend to return’’ has been 

reworded for citizens who are unsure of 

their future plans or are hesitant to sign 

that they do not intend to return to the 

country. The intent to return language 

remains on the form due to the October 

2008 National Association Secretaries of 

State (NASS) Survey of State Statues 

that shows the majority of States have 

intent as a prerequisite for obtaining a 

State ballot. Block 7 has been reworded 

back to the 2005 form language of ‘‘my 

voting residence address’’ to ensure 

military voters with more than one 

potential U.S. address are not registering 

in the wrong jurisdiction. Block 8 has 

been reworded to ‘‘where to send my 

voting materials’’ to ensure voters are 

using their mailing address and not 

their U.S. voting address. The 

Affirmation has been modified so that 

voters do not have to reaffirm 

information already found on the form. 

The signature block has been 

highlighted and the text previously 

found on the signature and date lines 

has been moved below it so local 

election officials can easily read 

signatures and dates. The mailing 

envelope has been modified to include 

a space to identify which election their 

ballot is being submitted for. This will 

ensure local election officials do not 

accidently count a general election 

ballot for a primary election and 

disenfranchise a voter because their 

ballot was not counted in their preferred 

election. The mailing envelope 

instructions have been clarified to 

highlight that the ballot security 

envelope and mailing envelope are not 

the same and two envelopes are 

required. 

Dated: March 25, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07486 Filed 3–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0061] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(OUSD(P&R)), Federal Voting Assistance 

Program, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

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 May 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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 http:// 

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 http:// 

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 Director, Federal 

Voting Assistance Program, ATTN: 

Kathleen McDonnell, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Mailbox 10, Alexandria, Virginia 

22350–5000, or call 571–372–1168. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Federal Post Card Application 

(FPCA), Standard Form 76 (SF–76); 

OMB Control Number 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

fulfill the requirement of the Uniformed 

and Overseas Absentee Voting Act 

(UOCAVA), 46 U.S.C. 1973ff wherein 

the Secretary of Defense is to prescribe 

an official postcard form, containing an 

absentee voter registration application 

and an absentee ballot request 

application for use by the States. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households: Uniformed Services 

members, eligible family members, U.S. 

citizens residing outside the U.S. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300,000. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are UOCAVA citizens 

who desire to apply for voter 

registration and/or request an absentee 

ballot from their state of residency. The 

information provided by these citizens 

is used by the states to determine if the 

citizen is a resident of a jurisdiction 

within that state, and therefore eligible 

to vote within that jurisdiction and to 

provide absentee ballots to these 

citizens for Federal elections held 

within each calendar year. This form is 

mandated by 42 U.S.C. 1973ff. The 

Department of Defense does not receive, 

collect nor maintain any data provided 

on the form by these citizens; this data 

is collected and maintained by the 

individual states. The burden in the 

collection of this data resides in the 

individual States. If the form is not 

provided, UOCAVA citizens may not be 

able to register to vote in their State of 

residency nor be able to request 

absentee ballots and thus may be 

disenfranchised from their right as a 

U.S. citizen to participate in the 

electoral process. The previous Federal 

Post Card Application is the edition 

dated 08–2011. The form has been 


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updated for usability and consistency. 

The most significant changes on the 

form are as follows: Block 1 

classification has been clarified to 

include activated National Guard 

members on State orders and U.S. 

citizens who have never resided in the 

United States. These individuals had 

previously been listed as U.S. citizens 

otherwise granted military/overseas 

voting rights. The overseas citizen 

selection previously described as ‘‘I am 

a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S., 

and I do not intend to return’’ has been 

reworded for citizens who are unsure of 

their future plans or are hesitant to sign 

that they do not intend to return to the 

country. The intent-to-return language 

remains on the form due to the October 

2008 National Association Secretaries of 

State (NASS) Survey of State Statues 

that shows the majority of States have 

intent as a prerequisite for obtaining a 

State ballot. Block 7 has been reworded 

back to the 2005 FPCA language of ‘‘my 

voting residence address’’ to ensure 

military voters with more than one 

potential U.S. address are not registering 

in the wrong jurisdiction. Block 8 has 

been reworded to ‘‘where to send my 

ballot’’ to ensure voters are using their 

mailing address and not their U.S. 

voting address. The Affirmation has 

been modified so that voters do not have 

to reaffirm information already found on 

the form. The signature block has been 

highlighted and the text previously 

found on the signature and date lines 

has been moved below it so local 

election officials can easily read 

signatures and dates. The Agency 

Disclosure Statement has been added to 

the instruction page of the form as per 

OMB guidance. 

Dated: March 25, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07485 Filed 3–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2013–0010] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS); DoD 

Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the 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 the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through August 31, 

2013. DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years beyond the current expiration 

date. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by May 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0332, using any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: dfars@osd.mil. Include OMB 

Control Number 0704–0441 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Fax: 571–372–6094. 

Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System, Attn: Ms. Lee Renna, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lee Renna, 571–372–6095. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available on 

the World Wide Web at: http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/ 

current/index.html. Paper copies are 

available from Ms. Lee Renna, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS), 

Appendix I, DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege 

Program; OMB Control Number 0704– 

0332. 

Needs and Uses: DoD needs this 

information to evaluate whether the 

purposes of the DoD Pilot MentorProtege Program have been met. The 

purposes of the Program are to (1) 

provide incentives to major DoD 

contractors to assist protege firms in 

enhancing their capabilities to satisfy 

contract and subcontract requirements; 

(2) increase the overall participation of 

protege firms as subcontractors and 

suppliers; and (3) foster the 

establishment of long-term business 

relationships between protege firms and 

major DoD contractors. This Program 

implements Section 831 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1991 (Pub. L. 101–510) and Section 

811 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 

(Public Law 106–65) (10 U.S.C. 2302 

note). Participation in the Program is 

voluntary. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 115. 

Responses per Respondent: 1.96. 

Annual responses: 225. 

Average Burden per Response: 

Approximately 1 hour. 

Annual Burden Hours for Responses: 

225. 

Total Recordkeeping Hours: 357. 

Annual Burden Hours: 582. 

Frequency: Semiannually (mentor); 

Annually (prote ́ge ́). 

Summary of Information Collection 

DFARS Appendix I–112.2(a)–(d) 

requires mentor firms to report on the 

progress made under active mentorprotege agreements semiannually for the 

periods ending March 31st and 

September 30th. The September 30th 

report must address the entire fiscal 

year. Reports must include— 

(1) Data on performance under the 

mentor-protege agreement, including 

dollars obligated, expenditures, credit 

taken under the Program, applicable 

subcontract awards under DoD 

contracts, developmental assistance 

provided, impact of the agreement, and 

progress of the agreement; and 

(2) For each contract where 

developmental assistance was credited 

toward an SDB subcontracting goal, a 

copy of the Individual Subcontracting 

Report (ISR) or SF 294, and/or the 

Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR) 

or SF 295, with a statement 

identifying— 

(i) The amount of dollars credited to 

the applicable subcontracting goal as a 

result of developmental assistance 


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