[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13508-13509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6392]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Defense Human Resources Activity; Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington Headquarters Services announces 
the proposed extension of a 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 May 24, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Department of Defense, 
Federal Voting Assistance Program, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, 
DC 20301-1155, ATTN: Ms. Elaine Perna Tucker.

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 above address, 
or call the Federal Voting Assistance Program at (703) 588-1584 or 1-
(800) 438-8683.
    Title and OMB Number: Post-election Voting Survey of Overseas 
Citizens and Post-election Voting Survey of Local Election Officials: 
OMB Number 0704-0125.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to meet a requirement of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act (UOCAVA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1973ff). UOCAVA requires a 
report to the President and Congress on the effectiveness of assistance 
under the Act, a statistical analysis of voter participation, and a 
description of State-Federal cooperation.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households: State or Local 
Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 391.
    Number of Respondents: 2,243.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Quadrennially.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information

    UOCAVA requires the states to allow Uniformed Services personnel, 
their family members, and overseas citizens

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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. FVAP conducts 
the post-election survey on a statistically random bass to determine 
participation rates that are representative of all citizens covered by 
the Act, measure State-Federal cooperation, and evaluate the 
effectiveness of the overall absentee voting program. The information 
collected is used for overall program evaluation, management and 
improvement, and to compile the congressionally mandated report to the 
President and Congress.

    Dated: March 17, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-6392 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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