83_FR_7113 83 FR 7080 - Request for Information on Improving the Military Selective Service Process and Increasing Participation in Military, National, and Public Service

83 FR 7080 - Request for Information on Improving the Military Selective Service Process and Increasing Participation in Military, National, and Public Service

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

Page Range7080-7081
FR Document2018-03261

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (the ``Commission'') was created by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 to ``conduct a review of the military selective service process (commonly referred to as `the draft') '' and to consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the Nation. In connection with this effort, Congress has directed the Commission to seek written comments from the general public and interested parties on matters of the Commission's review. The Commission seeks to learn more about the general public's views on these topics, including what has encouraged or discouraged them to perform voluntary or paid services for their communities at all levels.

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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE

[NCMNPS Docket No. 05-2018-01]


Request for Information on Improving the Military Selective 
Service Process and Increasing Participation in Military, National, and 
Public Service

AGENCY: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Commission on Military, National, and Public 
Service (the ``Commission'') was created by Congress in the National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 to ``conduct a review of 
the military selective service process (commonly referred to as `the 
draft') '' and to consider methods to increase participation in 
military, national, and public service in order to address national 
security and other public service needs of the Nation. In connection 
with this effort, Congress has directed the Commission to seek written 
comments from the general public and interested parties on matters of 
the Commission's review. The Commission seeks to learn more about the 
general public's views on these topics, including what has encouraged 
or discouraged them to perform voluntary or paid services for their 
communities at all levels.

DATES: Comments are due by April 19, 2018.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 05-2018-
01, by any of the following methods:
     Email: national.commission.on.service.info@mail.mil">national.commission.on.service.info@mail.mil. 
Please include the docket number in the subject line of the message.
     Website: http://www.inspire2serve.gov/content/share-your-thoughts. Follow the instructions on the page to submit a comment and 
include the docket number in the comment.
     Mail: National Commission on Military, National, and 
Public Service, Attn: RFI COMMENT--Docket 05-2018-01, 2530 Crystal 
Drive, Suite 1000, Room 1029 Arlington, VA 22202.
    All submissions received must include the docket number. If the 
Commission cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and 
cannot contact you for clarification, the Commission may not be able to 
consider your comment. Late comments will be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries, submission 
process questions, or any additional information about this request for 
comments, please contact Rachel Rikleen, at (703) 571-3760 or by email 
at national.commission.on.service.info@mail.mil">national.commission.on.service.info@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Public 
Law 114-328, 130 Stat. 2000 (2016), created the National Commission on 
Military, National, and Public Service (the ``Commission'') to 
``conduct a review of the military selective service process (commonly 
referred to as `the draft')'' and to ``consider methods to increase 
participation in military, national, and public service in order to 
address national security and other public service needs of the 
Nation.'' Public Law 114-328, Subtitle F, Section 551.
    To this end, Congress has specifically directed the Commission to 
consider: ``(1) the need for a military selective service process, 
including the continuing need for a mechanism to draft large numbers of 
replacement combat troops; (2) means by which to foster a greater 
attitude and ethos of service among United States youth, including an 
increased propensity for military service; (3) the feasibility and 
advisability of modifying the military selective service process in 
order to obtain for military, national, and public service individuals 
with skills (such as medical, dental, and nursing skills, language 
skills, cyber skills, and science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) skills) for which the Nation has a critical need, 
without regard to age or sex; and (4) the feasibility and advisability 
of including in the military selective service process, as so modified, 
an eligibility or entitlement for the receipt of one or more Federal 
benefits (such as educational benefits, subsidized or secured student 
loans, grants or hiring preferences) specified by the Commission for 
purposes of the review.'' Id.
    The Commission's work is also guided by a series of principles 
issued by the President on April 3, 2017. See House Doc 115-27, 
available at https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/CDOC-115hdoc27/pdf/CDOC-115hdoc27.pdf Those principles addressed questions raised by Congress 
that are similar to those included below under ``Specific Topics to 
Address.''
    The Commission is required to provide the President and Congress a 
final report containing its findings and recommendations regarding 
these matters no later than March 2020. In preparing the report, the 
Commission must engage the American public, hearing directly from them 
about these topics. In particular, Congress has directed the Commission 
to seek written comments from the general public and interested parties 
on matters of the Commission's review within seven months of its 
establishment date, which means April 19, 2018. This notice and request 
for comments is intended to meet that statutory requirement.

II. Other Engagement Opportunities

    The Commission is also receiving formal input from a number of 
Federal agencies. The Commission's enabling statute requires the 
Secretary of Defense to issue a preliminary report on the current and 
future need for a centralized registration system under the Military 
Selective Service Act, and the Comptroller General to perform a review 
of the procedures used by the Defense Department in evaluating the 
selective service requirements. Additionally, several Federal agencies 
are required under the Commission's enabling statute to offer to the 
Commission recommendations for the reform of the military selective 
service process and military, national, and public service in 
connection with that process.
    The Commission will hold a series of public meetings on these 
topics as it prepares its report for Congress and the President. 
Information about those meetings will be made available on the 
Commission's website, http://www.inspire2serve.gov.

III. Specific Topics to Address

    The Commission would welcome comments on any of the specific topics 
for which Congress has requested Commission input. These are set forth 
above under ``Background.''
    In addition, the Commission would welcome comments on any of the 
following specific topics:
    (1) Is a military draft or draft contingency still a necessary 
component of U.S. national security?
    (2) Are modifications to the selective service system needed?
    (3) How can the United States increase participation in military, 
national, and public service by individuals with skills critical to 
address the national security and other public service needs of the 
nation?
    (4) What are the barriers to participation in military, national, 
or public service?
    (5) Does service have inherent value, and, if so, what is it?
    (6) Is a mandatory service requirement for all Americans necessary, 
valuable, and feasible?
    (7) How does the United States increase the propensity for 
Americans, particularly young Americans, to serve?

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Kent Abernathy,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-03261 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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In $0. addition, several acts extend the Total Burden Cost (operating/ Longshore Act’s coverage to certain maintenance): $16,112. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR other employees. Comments submitted in response to Under sections 914(b) & (c) of the this notice will be summarized and/or Office of Workers’ Compensation Longshore Act, a self-insured employer included in the request for Office of Programs or insurance carrier is required to pay Management and Budget approval of the compensation within 14 days after the information collection request; they will Division of Longshore and Harbor employer has knowledge of the injury or Workers’ Compensation Proposed also become a matter of public record. death and immediately notify the Extension of Existing Collection; district director of the payment. Under Dated: February 6, 2018. Comment Request Section 914(g), the employer/carrier is Yoon Ferguson, required to issue notification of final Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ ACTION: Notice. payment of compensation. Form LS–208 Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of has been designated as the proper form Labor. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as [FR Doc. 2018–03183 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] on which report of those payments is to part of its continuing effort to reduce be made. BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation II. 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Currently, the methodology and assumptions used; Office of Workers’ Compensation * enhance the quality, utility and SUMMARY: The National Commission on Programs (OWCP) is soliciting clarity of the information to be Military, National, and Public Service comments concerning the proposed collected; and (the ‘‘Commission’’) was created by collection: Notice of Payment (LS–208). * minimize the burden of the Congress in the National Defense A copy of the proposed information collection of information on those who Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 to collection request can be obtained by are to respond, including through the ‘‘conduct a review of the military contacting the office listed below in the use of appropriate automated, selective service process (commonly address section of this Notice. electronic, mechanical, or other referred to as ‘the draft’) ’’ and to DATES: Written comments must be technological collection techniques or consider methods to increase submitted to the office listed in the other forms of information technology, participation in military, national, and addresses section below on or before e.g., permitting electronic submissions public service in order to address April 17, 2018. of responses. national security and other public service needs of the Nation. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2018 / Notices 7081 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, language skills, cyber skills, and Commission’s website, http:// identified by Docket No. 05–2018–01, science, technology, engineering, and www.inspire2serve.gov. by any of the following methods: mathematics (STEM) skills) for which III. Specific Topics to Address • Email: the Nation has a critical need, without national.commission.on.service.info@ regard to age or sex; and (4) the The Commission would welcome mail.mil. Please include the docket feasibility and advisability of including comments on any of the specific topics number in the subject line of the in the military selective service process, for which Congress has requested message. as so modified, an eligibility or Commission input. These are set forth • Website: http:// entitlement for the receipt of one or above under ‘‘Background.’’ www.inspire2serve.gov/content/share- more Federal benefits (such as In addition, the Commission would your-thoughts. Follow the instructions educational benefits, subsidized or welcome comments on any of the on the page to submit a comment and secured student loans, grants or hiring following specific topics: include the docket number in the preferences) specified by the (1) Is a military draft or draft comment. Commission for purposes of the contingency still a necessary component • Mail: National Commission on review.’’ Id. of U.S. national security? Military, National, and Public Service, The Commission’s work is also (2) Are modifications to the selective Attn: RFI COMMENT—Docket 05– guided by a series of principles issued service system needed? 2018–01, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000, by the President on April 3, 2017. See (3) How can the United States Room 1029 Arlington, VA 22202. House Doc 115–27, available at https:// increase participation in military, All submissions received must www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDOC- national, and public service by include the docket number. If the 115hdoc27/pdf/CDOC-115hdoc27.pdf individuals with skills critical to Commission cannot read your comment Those principles addressed questions address the national security and other due to technical difficulties and cannot raised by Congress that are similar to public service needs of the nation? contact you for clarification, the those included below under ‘‘Specific (4) What are the barriers to Commission may not be able to consider Topics to Address.’’ participation in military, national, or your comment. Late comments will be The Commission is required to public service? considered. (5) Does service have inherent value, provide the President and Congress a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and, if so, what is it? final report containing its findings and general inquiries, submission process (6) Is a mandatory service requirement recommendations regarding these questions, or any additional information for all Americans necessary, valuable, matters no later than March 2020. In about this request for comments, please and feasible? preparing the report, the Commission contact Rachel Rikleen, at (703) 571– (7) How does the United States must engage the American public, 3760 or by email at increase the propensity for Americans, hearing directly from them about these national.commission.on.service.info@ particularly young Americans, to serve? topics. In particular, Congress has mail.mil. directed the Commission to seek written Dated: February 12, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments from the general public and Kent Abernathy, interested parties on matters of the Executive Director. I. Background Commission’s review within seven [FR Doc. 2018–03261 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] The National Defense Authorization months of its establishment date, which BILLING CODE P Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Public Law means April 19, 2018. This notice and 114–328, 130 Stat. 2000 (2016), created request for comments is intended to the National Commission on Military, meet that statutory requirement. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National, and Public Service (the II. Other Engagement Opportunities ‘‘Commission’’) to ‘‘conduct a review of Sunshine Act Meetings; National the military selective service process The Commission is also receiving Science Board (commonly referred to as ‘the draft’)’’ formal input from a number of Federal and to ‘‘consider methods to increase agencies. The Commission’s enabling The National Science Board (NSB), participation in military, national, and statute requires the Secretary of Defense pursuant to National Science public service in order to address to issue a preliminary report on the Foundation (NSF) regulations (45 CFR national security and other public current and future need for a centralized part 614), the National Science service needs of the Nation.’’ Public registration system under the Military Foundation Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. Law 114–328, Subtitle F, Section 551. 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Additionally, business as follows: continuing need for a mechanism to several Federal agencies are required TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, February 21, draft large numbers of replacement under the Commission’s enabling 2018, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and combat troops; (2) means by which to statute to offer to the Commission Thursday, February 22, 2018, from 8:30 foster a greater attitude and ethos of recommendations for the reform of the a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. service among United States youth, military selective service process and PLACE: These meetings will be held at daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES including an increased propensity for military, national, and public service in the NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower military service; (3) the feasibility and connection with that process. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for comments.
DatesComments are due by April 19, 2018.
ContactFor general inquiries, submission process questions, or any additional information about this request for comments, please contact Rachel Rikleen, at (703) 571-3760 or by email at na[email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 7080 
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