[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 8851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03348]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0135]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
23, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and Omb Number: 2015 Survey of Registered 
Voters Living Overseas; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New
    Number of Respondents: 18,000
    Responses per Respondent: 1
    Annual Responses: 18,000
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,000
    Needs and Uses: 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 2015 Survey of Registered Voters Living Overseas 
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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Omb Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 
Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: February 12, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-03348 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am]
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