[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09217]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0088]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense (DoD).

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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 23, 
2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: 2014 Ethnographies and Focus 
Groups; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 475.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 475.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours per ethnography; 2-2.25 hours 
per in-person focus group (depending on specific population); 1.5 hours 
per on-line focus group.
    Annual Burden Hours: 298 hours total.
    Needs and Uses: The primary objective of the set of information 
collections referred to as the 2014 Ethnographies and Focus Groups, 
conducted on behalf of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), an 
agency of the Department of Defense, is to examine the attitudes, 
experiences, and behaviors of a number of actors involved in the 
absentee voting process as it pertains to CONUS and OCONUS military 
voters and overseas voters covered under the Uniformed and Overseas 
Civilian Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). This research will explore 
potential deficiencies, risks, and pitfalls which serve as barriers to 
voting success among these UOCAVA voters. The data obtained through 
this study will provide an assessment of potential changes to address 
current barriers to UOCAVA voting.
    Affected Public: Non-military UOCAVA voters; Local Election 
Officials, and 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:
     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: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD Information Management 
Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: April 18, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-09217 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
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