[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17994-17995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9578]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Voting Assistance Program, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of Defense announces
the proposed reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)
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; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) 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 June 12,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Federal
Voting Assistance Program, Room 1B457, The Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301-1155, ATTN: Ms. Polli K. Brunelli.
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 the above address, or call the Directorate for Federal
Voting Assistance Program, at (703) 695-0663.
Title and OMB Number: Survey of Local Registrars and Election
Officials (NVRA), Post-Election Survey of Local Election Officials and
Post-Election Survey of Overseas Citizens (UOCAVA); OMB Number 0704-
0125.
Needs and Uses: The federal responsibilities of the 42 U.S.C.
1973ff, ``The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of
1986,'' (UOCAVA), 42 U.S.C. 1973gg, ``The National Voter Registration
Act of 1993,'' (NVRA), is administered on behalf of the Secretary of
Defense by the Federal Voting Assistance Program, UOCAVA requires a
report to be submitted to the President and to Congress on the
effectiveness of assistance under the Act, a statistical analysis of
voter participation, and a description of State-Federal cooperation.
The NVRA requires a biennial report to the Congress assessing the
impact of the Act on the administration of elections for federal
office, and recommendations for improvements in federal and state
procedures, forms, and other matters affected by the Act.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Annual Burden Hours: 475.
Number of Respondents: 2,851.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: Biennially.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
UOCAVA requires the states to allow uniformed services personnel,
their family members, and overseas citizens to use absentee
registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in general,
special, primary, and runoff elections for federal offices. The Act
covers members of the Uniformed Services and the Merchant Marine to
include the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Public Health Service, and their eligible
dependents, federal civilian employees overseas, and overseas U.S.
citizens not affiliated with the federal government. The post-election
survey is conducted on a statistically random basis to determine
participation rates which are representative of all citizens covered by
the Act, measure state-federal cooperation, and is designed to evaluate
the effectiveness of the overall absentee voting program. The
information collected is used for overall program evaluation,
management and improvement, and to compile the congressionally mandated
reports to the President and Congress. The NVRA designates Armed Forces
Recruitment Offices as voter registration agencies to assist voters in
applying for registration in elections for federal offices. The NVRA
requires a biennial report to the Congress assessing the impact of the
Act on the administration of elections for federal office, determine
improvements needed in federal and state procedures, and other effects
of the Act. The NVRA survey is necessary to assess the impact of Armed
Forces Recruiting Office implementation of voter registration under
NVRA and for program evaluation and assessment purposes.
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Dated: April 7, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-9578 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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