[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06428]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0017]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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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 May 28, 
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: The 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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Federal Voting 
Assistance Program (FVAP), Mark Center Suite 05E22, Alexandria, VA 
22350-5000, Benjamin Sweeney, 202-680-3015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Federal Write-In Absentee 
Ballot (FWAB); SF 186; OMB Control Number 0704-0502.
    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.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,200,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The respondents are absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
voters. The collected information will be retained by election 
officials to provide election materials, including absentee ballots, to 
the uniformed services, their eligible family members and overseas 
voters during the form's eligibility period provided by State law.

    Dated: March 24, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-06428 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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