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• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on April 1, 2021 at 86:17140. 

This comment period ended June 1, 

2021. No public comments were 

received from this Notice. 

Title of Collection: Applicant 

Operational and Financial Management 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 3045–0102. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Businesses and Organizations and State, 

Local or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,500. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,000. 

Abstract: This survey is intended to 

collect information about the capacity of 

applicants to manage federal grant 

funds. Per 2 CFR 200.205, AmeriCorps 

must evaluate the degree of risk posed 

by an applicant. Information from the 

survey will be used to assess an 

organization’s operational and financial 

management capabilities prior to 

receiving a federal award and may also 

be used to support future monitoring 

activities, should the applicant receive 

federal funds from AmeriCorps. 

AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current 

information collection. The information 

collection will otherwise be used in the 

same manner as the existing 

application. The currently approved 

information collection expired on May 

30, 2021 and AmeriCorps seeks to 

continue using the currently approved 

information collection until the revised 

information collection is approved by 

OMB. 

Dated: June 30, 2021. 

Linda Southcott, 

Director, Office of Monitoring. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2021–OS–0059] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with 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: 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 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 7, 

2021. 

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: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

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. 

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 Ms. Angela Duncan at 

the Department of Defense, Washington 

Headquarters Services, ATTN: 

Executive Services Directorate, 

Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Suite 03F09–09, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100 or call 571–372–7574. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Service Academy Gender 

Relations Survey; OMB Control Number 

0704–SAGR. 

Needs and Uses: The legal 

requirements for the Service Academy 

Gender Relations (SAGR) surveys can be 

found in the following: 

• 10 U.S.C. 4361, as amended by John 

Warner National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Sec. 532. 

• 10 U.S.C. 481. 

• Department of Defense Instruction 

(DoDI) 6495.02 and 6495.03. 

These legal requirements mandate 

that the SAGR solicit information 

relating to sexual assault, sexual 

harassment, and gender discrimination 

in the MSAs, as well as the climate at 

the MSAs and social perspectives. 

MSAs include the U.S. Military 

Academy (USMA), the U.S. Naval 

Academy (USNA), and U.S. Air Force 

Academy (USAFA). The requirements 

state that the assessment cycle consists 

of surveys and focus groups during 

alternate years. They also give the 

Department authority to conduct such 

surveys under the guidance of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). 

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy 

(USCGA), the only Federal Military 

Academy within the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), is not 

required to participate in the 

assessments codified by U.S.C. Section 

10. However, USCGA officials requested 

the Coast Guard be included, beginning 

in 2008, in order to evaluate and 

improve their programs addressing 

sexual assault and sexual harassment. 

Similarly, the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy (USMMA), under the 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

requested their inclusion beginning in 

2012. USCGA and USMMA will 

continue to participate in the 

assessments. Surveys of USCGA and 

USMMA are not covered under this DoD 

licensure and will not be mentioned 

further. The Office of People Analytics 

(OPA) administers both web-based and 

paper-and-pen surveys to support the 

personnel information needs of the 

USD(P&R). The SAGR survey expands a 

series of surveys that began in 2004 with 

the DoD Inspector General’s first survey, 

subsequently transferred to OPA. OPA 

conducted the SAGR survey at the 

MSAs in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 


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2014, 2016, and 2018. The 2020 

administration of the survey was 

postponed due to the COVID–19 

pandemic. The 2022 survey would be 

the ninth iteration of the SAGR survey. 

The first focus group assessment was 

conducted in 2007, with subsequent 

focus groups in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 

2017, 2019, and 2021. Information from 

the SAGR surveys will be used by 4 DoD 

policy offices, the Military Departments, 

the MSAS, and Congress for program 

evaluation and, specifically, to assess 

and improve policies, programs, 

practices, and training related to gender 

relations at the MSAs. OPA will provide 

reports to DoD policy offices, each 

Military Department, the MSAs, the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and Congress. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,000 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 10,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 10,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

The target population of the 2022 

SAGR will consist of all students at the 

Military Service Academies (MSAs): 

U.S. Military Academy (USMA), U.S. 

Naval Academy (USNA), and U.S. Air 

Force Academy (USAFA), including the 

Preparatory Schools. Excluded are 

Service Academy Students who are (1) 

non-citizens and (2) are visiting from 

another MSA. Students under 18 years 

of age are also excluded. Working with 

the MSAs, we estimate the approximate 

numbers of cadets and midshipmen to 

be 14,200. The survey will be 

administered to all cadets/midshipmen 

(i.e., a census). Based on the 2018 SAGR 

survey that had a 73% response rate, we 

estimate a 70% response rate. To 

achieve sufficient statistical analytical 

power, we will include a census of the 

population of interest in the study to 

achieve sufficient coverage. Each 

Academy notifies students about the 

survey with an electronic message 

explaining the overall survey process 

and providing them instructions on how 

to select a session for administration of 

the survey. OPA staff is on location 

during the survey week to brief students 

and administer the survey in person 

using a paper survey. Sessions are 

typically scheduled from 0700 through 

1500 and follow the Academy’s class 

periods. Attendance is checked when a 

student arrives for their session 

(attendance is only for purposes of 

following up and not for identifying 

survey responses by individuals). 

Academy officials follow up with 

students who do not appear at their 

designated session and reschedule 

accordingly. OPA staff provides an 

overview briefing on the purpose for the 

survey. Students are advised they may 

leave at any time after the briefing if 

they choose not to complete the survey. 

Data will be weighted, using an industry 

standard process, to reflect each 

Academy’s population as of the time of 

the survey. Weighting produces survey 

estimates of population totals, 

proportions, and means (as well as other 

statistics) that are representative of their 

respective populations. OPA creates 

variance strata so precision measures 

can be associated with each estimate. 

We produce precision measures for 

reporting categories using 95% 

confidence intervals with the goal of 

achieving a precision of 5% or less (e.g. 

80% (+/¥5%) of cadets/midshipmen 

are satisfied with their training). 

Dated: June 29, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2021–OS–0017] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD 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 August 6, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice 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 function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Federal Write-In Absentee 

Ballot (FWAB); SF 186; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0502. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,200,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300,000 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 

(UOCAVA), 52 U.S.C. 203, requires the 

Presidential designee (Secretary of 

Defense) to prescribe an official backup 

ballot for use by the States to permit 

absent uniformed services voters and 

overseas voters to participate in general, 

special, primary, and runoff elections 

for Federal office. The collected 

information will be used by State and 

local election officials to process 

uniformed service members, spouses, 

and overseas citizens who submit their 

information to register to vote or receive 

an absentee ballot. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID 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: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: June 29, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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