[Federal Register: December 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 248)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[USA-2007-0032]

 
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

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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: Shipper' Export Declaration 
(SED) Program; ENG Form 7513; OMB Control Number 0710-0013.
    Needs and Uses The Corps uses the data from the program to satisfy 
its mission. The Corps is responsible for the operation and maintenance 
of the nation's waterway system to ensure efficient and safe passage of 
commercial and recreational vessels. The support and management of 
economically sound navigation projects are dependent upon reliable 
navigation data as mandated by the River and Harbor Appropriations Act 
of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1043), as amended and codified in 33 
U.S.C. 555. The data collected on the form provides baseline, essential 
waterborne transportation information necessary for the Corps to 
perform its mission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,000.
    Number of Respondents: 14,300.
    Responses per Respondent: 6.8.
    Average Burden per Response: 11 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    On September 28, 1998, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
designated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) as the ``central 
collection agency'' for the U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation 
Statistics program effective October 1, 1998. The U.S. Bureau of Census 
(Census) was previously responsible for this program. As central 
collection agency for foreign waterborne transportation statistics, the 
Corps is responsible for meeting the needs of other federal agencies 
that require these data. The Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast 
Guard, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis also require 
these data.

    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7-25169 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]

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