74504 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 14, 2004 / Notices 

Title, Form, and OMB Number:

Description of Vessel; Eng Form 3931; 

Description of Operation; Eng Form 

3932; OMB Control Number 0710–0009. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 3,058. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 3,058. 

Average Burden per Response: 40 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,048. 

Needs and Uses: The Corps of 

Engineers used 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 forprofit. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESCD/

Information Management Division, 1225 

South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4326.

Dated: December 6, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–27308 Filed 12–13–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 13, 2005. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number:

Application for a Department of Army 

Permit; Eng Form 4345; OMB Control 

Number 0710–0003. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 85,500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 85,500. 

Average Burden Per Response: 10 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 340,000. 

Needs and Uses: Information 

collected is used to evaluate, as required 

by law, proposed construction or filing 

in waters of the United States that result 

in impacts to the aquatic environment 

and nearby properties, and to determine 

if issuance of a permit is in the public 

interest. Respondents are private 

landowners, businesses, non-profit 

organizations, and government agencies. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit; 

not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal 

government; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondents Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESCD/

Information Management Division, 1225 

South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4326.

Dated: December 6, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–27309 Filed 12–13–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0153

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; OMB Circular 

A–119

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0153).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning OMB Circular A–119. The 

clearance currently expires on March 

31, 2005.

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (V), 

1800 F Streets, NW., Room 4035, 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No.9000–0153, OMB Circular 

A–119, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–4082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: