[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20253]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2019-OS-0103]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
19, 2023.

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 Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Overseas Citizen Population 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0539.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
    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 federal 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 
general federal 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. To obtain the 
necessary information, the OCPS uses data collected from a sample of 
registered overseas civilian voters in conjunction with previous 
country level estimates developed by FVAP research and establishes a 
research method to assist FVAP in reporting voter registration and 
participation rates for general federal elections.
    Affected Public: Individuals and 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 Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: September 13, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-20253 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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