[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06429]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0018]


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.

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 Post Card 
Application (FPCA); SF 76; OMB Control Number 0704-0503.
    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 form containing an 
absentee voter registration and ballot request application 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 FPCA is completed in hardcopy or via the 
Federal Voting Assistance Program's (FVAP) online assistant (fvap.gov), 
and then submitted by the voter to an Election Official through mail, 
email, or fax (depending on State instructions).
    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. 2021-06429 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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