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OMB Control No:
3265-0006
ICR Reference No:
200812-3265-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200809-3265-005
Agency/Subagency:
EAC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
09/05/2008
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
12/22/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/22/2008
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2009
03/31/2009
03/31/2009
Responses
110
0
110
Time Burden (Hours)
14,414
0
6,329
Cost Burden (Dollars)
147,930
0
147,930
Abstract:
The proposed information collection is necessary to meet requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301). HAVA §241 requires the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study and report on election activities, practices, policies, and procedures, including methods of voter registration, methods of conducting provisional voting, poll worker recruitment and training, and such other matters as the Commission determines are appropriate. In addition, HAVA §802 transferred to the EAC the Federal Election Commissions responsibility of biennially administering a survey on the impact of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq.). The information the States are required to submit to the EAC for purposes of the NVRA report are found under Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (11 CFR 8.7). HAVA §703(a) also amended §102 the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act (UOCAVA) (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) by requiring that not later than 90 days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, each State and unit of local government which administered the election shall (through the State, in the case of a unit of local government) submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission (established under the Help America Vote Act of 2002) on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters for the election and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters and cast in the election, and shall make such a report available to the general public.
Emergency Justfication:
The proposed information collection is necessary to meet requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301). HAVA §241 requires the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study and report on election activities, practices, policies, and procedures, including methods of voter registration, methods of conducting provisional voting, poll worker recruitment and training, and such other matters as the Commission determines are appropriate. In addition, HAVA §802 transferred to the EAC the Federal Election Commissions responsibility of biennially administering a survey on the impact of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq.). The information the States are required to submit to the EAC for purposes of the NVRA report are found under Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (11 CFR 8.7). HAVA §703(a) also amended §102 the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act (UOCAVA) (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) by requiring that not later than 90 days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, each State and unit of local government which administered the election shall (through the State, in the case of a unit of local government) submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission (established under the Help America Vote Act of 2002) on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters for the election and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters and cast in the election, and shall make such a report available to the general public. Additionally, in December 2007, Congress authorized the Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Public Law 110-161 authorized the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to award $10 million in grants to States to implement a data collection program for Federal elections scheduled to be held in November 2008. The information being sought for the grant program is connected to the 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey. In order for states to configure their database systems to query the data being requested as part of the 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey and $10 million grant program, state and local election officials need the final version of the survey as soon as possible. It is on this basis that the EAC requests that the OMB Clearance process be expedited and that the next phase of public comment be waived.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 15301
Name of Law: Help America Vote Act of 2002
US Code:
42 USC 1973ff-1
Name of Law: Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voters Act
US Code:
42 USC 1973gg-1 et seq.
Name of Law: National Voter Registration Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
73 FR 14974
03/20/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
2006 Election Administration and Voting Survey
EAC-RS01
2006 Election Administration and Voting Survey
2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
110
110
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
14,414
6,329
0
8,085
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
147,930
147,930
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
While this year's collection should be easier for states to engage due to multiple modes for providing the data and the intensive technical assistance being offered to states, the increase in burden between 2006 and 2008 is due, in part, to requests for clarification of information as indicated in the public comments and EACs assessment of the utility of having the additional information. In some instances this necessitated the addition of questions to the instrument. Although states should be quite familiar with most of the information being requested since many of the questions are similar to those appearing in previous iterations of the survey, EAC wanted to allow extra time for states to understand, process, and collect the data related to the new items.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Shelly Anderson 202 566-0965 sandersoneac@gmail.com
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/22/2008
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