[Federal Register: October 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 208)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the
Army, (OAA-RPA), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces the proposed
extension 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 December
28, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket 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.
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 Military Surface
Deployment and Distribution Command, 200 Stovall Street, Hoffman
Building II, Alexandria, Virginia 22332-5000, ATTN: SDDC-PPP-PO, Room
10N67 (Gail Collier), or call Department of the Army reports clearance
officer at (703) 428-6440.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Uniform Tender of Rates
and/or Charges for Domestic Transportation Services (DOD/USCG Sponsored
Household Goods); SDDC Form 43-R; OMB Control Number 0702-0018.
Needs and Uses: Department of Defense approved household goods
carrier files rates to engage in the movement of DOD and United States
Coast Guard sponsored shipments within the continental United States.
Headquarters, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
evaluates the rates and awards the traffic to low rate responsible
carriers whose rates are responsive and most advantageous to the
Government.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,160.
Number of Respondents: 1,580.
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The method SDDC uses to procure shipments is the voluntary
submission by carriers during two intrastate filing cycles each year,
May 1 to October 31 and November 1 to April 30. Historically, carriers
file higher rates in the winter cycle. By accepting rates in two
cycles, the Government experiences lower costs during the summer month
for the same services. If rates were filed less frequently, shipments
would move at higher cost.
Dated: October 22, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-5344 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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