80_FR_42228 80 FR 42092 - Manual for Courts-Martial; Amendments to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10)

80 FR 42092 - Manual for Courts-Martial; Amendments to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 136 (July 16, 2015)

Page Range42092-42093
FR Document2015-17429

On December 1, 2013, Federal Rule of Evidence 803(10) was amended to add a notification requirement prior to the offering of a certification proving the absence of a public record. In accordance with Military Rule of Evidence 1102(a), unless action to the contrary is taken by the President, amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence amend parallel provisions of the Military Rules of Evidence by operation of law 18 months after the effective date of such amendments. Therefore, on June 1, 2015, since no action to the contrary was taken by the President, Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) was amended by operation of law.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-17429]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Manual for Courts-Martial; Amendments to Military Rule of 
Evidence 803(10)

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department 
of Defense.

ACTION: Publication of Amendment to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10), 
Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2012 ed.) (MCM).

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SUMMARY: On December 1, 2013, Federal Rule of Evidence 803(10) was 
amended to add a notification requirement prior to the offering of a 
certification proving the absence of a public record. In

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accordance with Military Rule of Evidence 1102(a), unless action to the 
contrary is taken by the President, amendments to the Federal Rules of 
Evidence amend parallel provisions of the Military Rules of Evidence by 
operation of law 18 months after the effective date of such amendments. 
Therefore, on June 1, 2015, since no action to the contrary was taken 
by the President, Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) was amended by 
operation of law.

DATES: The amendment to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) is effective 
as of June 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Capt. Harlye S. Carlton, USMC, (703) 
963-9299 or harlye.carlton@usmc.mil. The JSC Web site is located at: 
http://jsc.defense.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Annex

    Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) was amended as follows:

Military Rule of Evidence 803(10)

    (10) Absence of a Public Record. Testimony--or a certification 
under Rule 902--that a diligent search failed to disclose a public 
record or statement if:
    (A) The testimony or certification is admitted to prove that
    (i) the record or statement does not exist; or
    (ii) a matter did not occur or exist, if a public office regularly 
kept a record or statement for a matter of that kind; and
    (B) in a criminal case, a prosecutor who intends to offer a 
certification provides written notice of that intent at least 14 days 
before trial, and the defendant does not object in writing within 7 
days of receiving the notice--unless the court sets a different time 
for the notice or the objection.

    Dated: July 13, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                              (‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the                Freedom of Information Act, a petition                commodity options. Section 4g of the
                                              Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’)                 for confidential treatment of the exempt              Act imposes reporting and
                                              abstracted below has been forwarded to                   information may be submitted according                recordkeeping obligations on registered
                                              the Office of Management and Budget                      to the procedures set forth in § 145.9 of             entities and registrants (including
                                              (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The                    the Commission’s regulations.                         futures commission merchants,
                                              ICR describes the nature of the                             A copy of the supporting statements                introducing brokers, floor brokers, or
                                              information collection and its expected                  for the collection of information                     floor traders), and requires each
                                              costs and burden.                                        discussed above may be obtained by                    registrant to file such reports as the
                                              DATES: Comments must be submitted on                     visiting RegInfo.gov. All comments must               Commission may require on proprietary
                                              or before August 17, 2015.                               be submitted in English, or if not,                   and customer positions executed on any
                                              ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
                                                                                                       accompanied by an English translation.                board of trade in the United States or
                                              burden estimated or any other aspect of                  Comments will be posted as received to                elsewhere. Lastly, section 4i of the Act
                                              the information collection, including                    www.cftc.gov.                                         requires the filing of such reports as the
                                              suggestions for reducing the burden,                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Commission may require when
                                              may be submitted directly to the Office                  Hannah Ropp, Surveillance Analyst,                    positions made or obtained on
                                              of Information and Regulatory Affairs                    Division of Market Oversight; phone:                  designated contract markets or
                                              (‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the                 (202) 418–5228; fax: (202) 418–5507;                  derivatives transaction execution
                                              notice’s publication, by email at                        email: hropp@cftc.gov; and refer to OMB               facilities equal or exceed Commission-
                                              OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please                      Control No. 3038–0009.                                set levels.
                                              identify the comments by OMB Control                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a                     Burden Statement: The respondent
                                              No. 3038–0009. Please provide the                        request for an extension of a previously              burden for this collection is estimated to
                                              Commission with a copy of all                            approved collection—Extension.                        be 0.26 hours per response, on average.
                                              submitted comments at the address                           Title: Large Trader Reports (OMB                   These estimates include the time to
                                              listed below. Please refer to OMB                        Control No. 3038–0009). This is a                     locate the information related to the
                                              Reference No. 3038–0009, found on                        request for extension of a currently                  exemptions and to file necessary
                                              http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also                    approved information collection.                      exemption paperwork.
                                              be mailed to the Office of Information                      Abstract: The reporting rules covered                 Respondents/Affected Entities: Large
                                              and Regulatory Affairs, Office of                        by OMB control number 3038–0009                       Traders, Clearing Members, Contract
                                              Management and Budget, Attention:                        (‘‘the Collection’’) are structured to                Markets, and other entities affected by
                                              Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures                   ensure that the Commission receives                   Commission regulations §§ 16.00 and
                                              Trading Commission, 725 17th Street                      adequate information to carry out its                 17.00 as well as parts 19 and 21.
                                              NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to:                       market and financial surveillance                        Estimated number of respondents:
                                              Hannah Ropp, Surveillance Analyst,                       programs. The market surveillance                     453.
                                              Division of Market Oversight,                            programs analyze market information to                   Estimated total annual burden on
                                              Commodity Futures Trading                                detect and prevent market disruptions                 respondents: 18,348 hours.
                                              Commission, 1155 21st Street NW.,                        and enforce speculative position limits.                 Frequency of collection: Periodically.
                                              Washington, DC 20581.                                    The financial surveillance programs                      There are no capital costs or operating
                                                 Comments may be also be submitted,                    combine market information with                       and maintenance costs associated with
                                              regarding the burden estimated or any                    financial data to assess the financial                this collection.
                                              other aspect of the information                          risks presented by large customer                       Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
                                              collection, including suggestions for                    positions to Commission registrants and                 Dated: July 13, 2015.
                                              reducing the burden, by any of the                       clearing organizations.                               Robert N. Sidman,
                                              following methods:                                          Previously, all reporting rules
                                                                                                                                                             Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
                                                 • The Agency’s Web site, via its                      contained in parts 15 through 19 and 21
                                                                                                       of the Commission’s regulations were                  [FR Doc. 2015–17428 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Comments Online process: http://
                                              comments.cftc.gov. Follow the                            covered by the Collection; however, a                 BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

                                              instructions for submitting comments                     recent rulemaking action relocated
                                              through the Web site.                                    several recordkeeping and reporting
                                                 • Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,                      burdens from this collection to a new                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                              Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading                     collection, OMB Control Number 3038–
                                              Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,                      0103. Specifically, that rulemaking                   Office of the Secretary
                                              1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC                     appropriated the information collection
                                                                                                                                                             Manual for Courts-Martial;
                                              20581.                                                   burdens associated with Commission
                                                                                                                                                             Amendments to Military Rule of
                                                 • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as                      regulations §§ 17.01, 18.04, and 18.05.
                                                                                                                                                             Evidence 803(10)
                                              Mail, above.                                             Accordingly, this renewal will update
                                                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 the Collection’s current burden                       AGENCY:  Joint Service Committee on
                                              www.regulations.gov/. Follow the                         estimates and officially remove the                   Military Justice (JSC), Department of
                                              instructions for submitting comments                     duplicative burdens from the Collection.              Defense.
                                              through the Portal.                                         The reporting rules are implemented                ACTION: Publication of Amendment to
                                                 All comments must be submitted in                     by the Commission partly pursuant to                  Military Rule of Evidence 803(10),
                                              English, or if not, accompanied by an                    the authority of sections 4a, 4c(b), 4g,              Manual for Courts-Martial, United
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                                              English translation. Comments will be                    and 4i of the Commodity Exchange Act                  States (2012 ed.) (MCM).
                                              posted as received to http://                            (‘‘Act’’). Section 4a of the Act permits
                                              www.cftc.gov. You should submit only                     the Commission to set, approve                        SUMMARY:   On December 1, 2013, Federal
                                              information that you wish to make                        exchange-set, and enforce speculative                 Rule of Evidence 803(10) was amended
                                              available publicly. If you wish the                      position limits. Section 4c(b) of the Act             to add a notification requirement prior
                                              Commission to consider information                       gives the Commission plenary authority                to the offering of a certification proving
                                              that is exempt from disclosure under the                 to regulate transactions that involve                 the absence of a public record. In


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                                              accordance with Military Rule of                         SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                    (4) how might the Department enhance
                                              Evidence 1102(a), unless action to the                   Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C.                the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                              contrary is taken by the President,                      Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the                information to be collected; and (5) how
                                              amendments to the Federal Rules of                       Office of Management and Budget                       might the Department minimize the
                                              Evidence amend parallel provisions of                    (OMB) to conduct an emergency review                  burden of this collection on the
                                              the Military Rules of Evidence by                        of a new information collection.                      respondents, including through the use
                                              operation of law 18 months after the                     DATES: Approval by the OMB has been                   of information technology. Please note
                                              effective date of such amendments.                       requested by July 20, 2015. A regular                 that written comments received in
                                              Therefore, on June 1, 2015, since no                     clearance process is also hereby being                response to this notice will be
                                              action to the contrary was taken by the                  initiated. Interested persons are invited             considered public records.
                                              President, Military Rule of Evidence                     to submit comments on or before                          Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies
                                              803(10) was amended by operation of                      September 14, 2015.                                   Security Self-assessment and
                                              law.                                                     ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in                      Attestation.
                                                                                                       response to this notice should be                        OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW.
                                              DATES: The amendment to Military Rule                                                                             Type of Review: A new information
                                              of Evidence 803(10) is effective as of                   submitted electronically through the
                                                                                                                                                             collection.
                                              June 1, 2015.                                            Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                    Respondents/Affected Public: Private
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         www.regulations.gov by selecting                      Sector, State, Local and Tribal
                                              Capt. Harlye S. Carlton, USMC, (703)                     Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0093                    Governments.
                                              963–9299 or harlye.carlton@usmc.mil.                     or via postal mail, commercial delivery,                 Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                              The JSC Web site is located at: http://                  or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov              Responses: 28.
                                              jsc.defense.gov.                                         site is not available to the public for any              Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                                                                       reason, ED will temporarily accept                    Burden Hours: 8,848.
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.                          Abstract: The E-Government Act (Pub.
                                              Annex                                                    Please note that comments submitted by                L. 107–347) passed by the 107th
                                                                                                       fax or email and those submitted after                Congress and signed into law by the
                                                Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) was                  the comment period will not be
                                              amended as follows:                                                                                            President in December 2002 recognized
                                                                                                       accepted; ED will ONLY accept                         the importance of information security
                                              Military Rule of Evidence 803(10)                        comments during the comment period                    to the economic and national security
                                                  (10) Absence of a Public Record.                     in this mailbox when the regulations.gov              interests of the United States. Title III of
                                              Testimony—or a certification under                       site is not available. Written requests for           the E-Government Act, entitled the
                                              Rule 902—that a diligent search failed                   information or comments submitted by                  Federal Information Security
                                              to disclose a public record or statement                 postal mail or delivery should be                     Management Act (FISMA) requires each
                                              if:                                                      addressed to the Director of the                      federal agency to develop, document,
                                                  (A) The testimony or certification is                Information Collection Clearance                      and implement an agency-wide program
                                              admitted to prove that                                   Division, U.S. Department of Education,               to provide information security for the
                                                  (i) the record or statement does not                 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,                         information and information systems
                                              exist; or                                                Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,                    that support the operations and assets of
                                                  (ii) a matter did not occur or exist, if             Washington, DC 20202.                                 the agency, including those provided or
                                              a public office regularly kept a record or               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  managed by another agency, contractor,
                                              statement for a matter of that kind; and                 specific questions related to collection              or other source. FISMA, along with the
                                                  (B) in a criminal case, a prosecutor                 activities, please contact Beth                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
                                              who intends to offer a certification                     Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.                           the Information Technology
                                              provides written notice of that intent at                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Management Reform Act of 1996
                                              least 14 days before trial, and the                      Department of Education (ED), in                      (Clinger-Cohen Act), explicitly
                                              defendant does not object in writing                     accordance with the Paperwork                         emphasizes a risk-based policy for cost-
                                              within 7 days of receiving the notice—                   Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                effective security.
                                              unless the court sets a different time for               3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                     FSA is initiating a formal assessment
                                              the notice or the objection.                             public and Federal agencies with an                   program of the Guaranty Agencies that
                                                Dated: July 13, 2015.                                  opportunity to comment on proposed,                   will ensure the continued
                                              Aaron Siegel,                                            revised, and continuing collections of                confidentiality and integrity of data
                                              Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                   information. This helps the Department                entrusted to FSA by students and
                                              Officer, Department of Defense.                          assess the impact of its information                  families. The assessment will identify
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–17429 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       collection requirements and minimize                  security deficiencies based on the
                                                                                                       the public’s reporting burden. It also                Federal standards described in the
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                                                                                                       helps the public understand the                       National Institute of Standards and
                                                                                                       Department’s information collection                   Technology (NIST) publications. The
                                                                                                       requirements and provide the requested                comprehensive self-assessment links all
                                              DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                  data in the desired format. ED is                     questions with a NIST control. This
                                              [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0093]                          soliciting comments on the proposed                   collection of information impacts 28
                                                                                                       information collection request (ICR) that             independently owned Guaranty
                                              Agency Information Collection                            is described below. The Department of                 Agencies (GAs) dispersed throughout
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                                              Activities; Comment Request;                             Education is especially interested in                 the U.S. Each agency is under signed
                                              Guaranty Agencies Security Self-                         public comment addressing the                         agreement with the Department of
                                              Assessment and Attestation                               following issues: (1) Is this collection              Education to service Federal Family
                                              AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                       necessary to the proper functions of the              Education Loans that have been turned
                                              Department of Education (ED).                            Department; (2) will this information be              over from the lending institutions to the
                                                                                                       processed and used in a timely manner;                GAs for the purpose of student loan
                                              ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                       (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;               collections.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionPublication of Amendment to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2012 ed.) (MCM).
DatesThe amendment to Military Rule of Evidence 803(10) is effective as of June 1, 2015.
ContactCapt. Harlye S. Carlton, USMC, (703) 963-9299 or [email protected] The JSC Web site is located at: http://jsc.defense.gov.
FR Citation80 FR 42092 

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