[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30097-30098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09929]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0041]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
OUSD(P&R) 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 July 10, 
2023.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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 ATTN: Mr. David Beirne, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Suite 03J25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or call at (571) 372-0740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Overseas Citizen Population 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0539.
    Needs and Uses: The primary objective of the Overseas Citizen 
Population Survey (OCPS), conducted on behalf of the Federal Voting 
Assistance Program (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

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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.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Biennially.

    Dated: May 5, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-09929 Filed 5-9-23; 8:45 am]
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