[Federal Register: December 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 73786]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[USA-2007-0033]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the
Army, (OAA-AAHS), 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 a proposed
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 February
26, 2008.
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 Department of the
Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources,
Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 7400 Leake
Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC-C (Mickey LaMaca), or
call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428-
6440.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Description of Vessels,
Description of Operations; ENG Forms 3931 and 3932; OMB Control Number
0710-0009.
Needs and Uses The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3931 and 3932
as the basic instruments to collect vessel and operating descriptions
for use in waterborne commerce statistics. These data constitute the
sole source for domestic vessel characteristics and operating
descriptions for domestic vessels operating on U.S. navigable
waterways. These data are collected from vessel operating companies.
These data are essential to plans for maintaining U.S. navigable
waterways. These data are also critical to the enforcement of the
``Harbor maintenance Tax'' authorized under section 1402 of Public Law
99-662
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,048.
Number of Respondents: 3,058.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 40 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The information collection is the basic data from which the Corps
of Engineers compiles and published waterborne commerce statistics. The
data is used not only to report to Congress, but also to perform cost
benefit studies for new projects, rehabilitation projects, and O&M of
existing projects. It is also used by other federal agencies involved
in transportation and security. This data collection program is the
sole source for domestic navigation statistics.
Dated: December 19, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7-25168 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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