[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42364-42365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15181]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2020-OS-0044]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 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.

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DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
13, 2020.

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 James, 571-372-7574, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Overseas Citizen Population 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0539.
    Type of Request: Renewal.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,500 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The primary objective of the Overseas Citizen 
Population Survey (OCPS), conducted on behalf of FVAP, is to refine 
FVAP's methodology for estimating the number of overseas U.S. civilians 
who are eligible to vote and who have registered and participated in 
the past. These estimates are then used to address the question of 
whether the registration and voting propensity of the overseas civilian 
population differs from that of comparable domestic or military 
populations. Subsequent to each Presidential election year, FVAP must 
report to Congress voter registration and participation rates for 
Uniformed Services voters and overseas citizens.
    Previous attempts to collect information on the overseas citizen 
population to identify and measure its voter registration and 
participation rates in Federal elections suffered from significant 
bias; this effort is focused on refining a well-established method to 
report voter registration and participation rates from a more well-
defined subgroup of overseas civilians. Conducting this research will 
help FVAP meet its federal and congressional mandates in terms of 
reporting annually on its activities and overall voter registration and 
participation rates after each Presidential election. The data obtained 
through this study is also intended to provide insights into existing 
barriers to UOCAVA voting and recommendations for addressing these 
challenges. In 2018, data from the 2016 survey was used to identify the 
barriers that overseas citizens face in requesting, casting and 
returning their ballots--and, along with the 2018 data, which is just 
becoming available, will help shape FVAP's outreach to these voters in 
2020 and beyond. The 2020 version of the OCPS will test awareness and 
efficacy of these efforts. The survey also identified that overseas 
voters are more likely to avail themselves of electronic options when 
requesting their ballots (compared to active duty military, who rely 
more often on postal mail). These results guided changes to the 2020 
survey, which further probes this difference. Finally, the 2018 survey 
allows for a midterm-to-midterm comparison of the overseas voting 
experience from 2014 to 2018--and the 2020 version will permit a 
similar comparison to the 2016 presidential election.
    To obtain the necessary information, the OCPS will use data 
collected from a sample of registered overseas civilian voters in 
conjunction with previous country level estimates developed by FVAP 
research and establish a research method to assist FVAP in reporting 
voter registration and participation rates for the 2020 election.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    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 James.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].

    Dated: July 9, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-15181 Filed 7-13-20; 8:45 am]
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