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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0017]

# 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-dod-information-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.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.*

Dated: June 29, 2021.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2021-14431 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]

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