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of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–00XX, Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Outreach Feedback 

Survey, in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Julie Basile, Procurement Policy 

Analyst, Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 9013, 

Washington, DC 20503 or via e-mail to 

jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via telephone on 

(202) 395–4821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L. 109–360) 

requires OFPP, in consultation with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 

to review the use of online procurement 

services, such as reverse auction 

services, and identify types of 

commercial item procurements that are 

suitable for the use of such services; and 

features that should be provided by 

online procurement services that are 

used by Federal agencies. To conduct 

this review, a survey will be issued to 

the Government and industry buying 

activities and to reverse auction service 

providers. The information collected 

through the surveys will be used to 

determine how the Government buying 

activities can most effectively use 

reverse auctions as a tool to support 

Government requiring activities and 

ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is best 

served. To view the two draft surveys 

entitled, Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Outreach Feedback, visit 

www.acquisition.gov. 

Title: Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback; and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Outreach Feedback. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The purpose of these two 

one-time surveys are to determine how 

Government buying activities can most 

effectively use reverse auctions as a tool 

to support Government requiring 

activities and to ensure the U.S. 

taxpayer is best served. 

Affected Public: Two respondent 

groups are identified and will receive 

similar surveys on Online Procurement 

Services: Government and industry 

buying activities; and reverse auction 

service providers. However, for the 

purposes of this collection we are 

counting the industry buying activities 

and reverse auction service providers. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

approximately 580 and not expected to 

exceed 1000. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Government 

and Industry Buying Activities Survey 

is 550. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Reverse 

Auction Survey is 30 based on the 

Government’s latest market research. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 per company. The 

number of responses per respondent is 

one for each of the two surveys. Each 

respondent will only be required to 

complete one survey once. Estimated 

Total Annual Responses: approximately 

580 and not expected to exceed 1000 

(580 x 1). Estimated Time per Response: 

30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated 

average time for industry to respond to 

Government and Industry Buying 

Activity Survey is approximately 15 

minutes (0.25 hours), based on a pre-test 

of the draft instrument by Government 

employees. The data collection 

instrument for the Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey was pre-tested 

on a support contractor, a related 

business sector. The Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey instrument is 

similar to the Government and Industry 

Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the 

pre-test results for the Government and 

Industry Buying Activity Survey are 

used to estimate average response time 

for the Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes 

(0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual 

Burden on Respondents: 290 hours. (580 

x 0.50) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Respondents: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Hours Per Response: 0.50. 

Total Burden Hours: 290. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 

(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–00XX, Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Outreach Feedback 

Survey, in all correspondence. 

Dated: April 13, 2007 

Al Matera, 

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–1967 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[No. USA–2007–0014] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, 

Engineer Research and Development 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers—ERDC/CERL 

announces a proposed new 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 June 19, 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 


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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: Larry Pater, PhD, P.E., 

Program/Project Manager, Noise R&D, 

U.S. Army Engineer Research and 

Development Center (ERDC), 

Construction Engineering Research 

Laboratory (CERL), 2902 Farber Drive, 

Champaign, IL 61821. 

Title and OMB Number: Assessing 

Human Response to Military Impulse 

Noise; OMB Control Number 0710—

TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain information on the relationship 

between community annoyance and 

complaints, related to impulsive noise 

from military installations. The 

information will provide the necessary 

tools and guidance for military 

installations to effectively balance the 

need for training operations at military 

installations with public safety and 

welfare. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 

Year 1 (2007): 37.5 hours. 

Year 2 (2008): 1,575 hours. 

Year 3 (2009): 700 hours. 

Year 4 (2010): 1,287.5 hours. 

Year 5 (2011): 412.5 hours. 

Total Number of Burden Hours for 5 

Years: 4,012.5 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 

Year 1 (2007): 75. 

Year 2 (2008): 1,575. 

Year 3 (2009): 575. 

Year 4 (2010): 725. 

Year 5 (2011): 25. 

Total Number of Respondents for 5 

Years: 2,975. 

Respondents Per Respondent: 

Year 1. 

• 1 response for 50 Qualitative 

Personal Interview respondents in three 

locations (30 minutes per interview 

equaling 25 hours). 

• 1 response for 25 baseline 

interviews for the respondents 

participating in the In-situ study at Site 

#1 (30 minutes per interview equaling 

12.5 hours). 

Total Responses for Year 1: 75. 

Year 2. 

• 16,750 (estimated) responses for 25 

In-situ survey participants (670 

respondents per person) at Site #1 (3 

minutes per response equaling 837.5 

hours). 

• 1,225 responses for 1,050 General 

Community Survey respondents (30 

minutes per survey equaling 612.5 

hours). 

Æ 2 responses for 175 panel survey 

respondents at Site #1. 

Æ 1 response for 525 cross-sectional 

survey respondents at Site #1. 

Æ 1 response for 175 panel survey 

respondents at Site #2. 

Æ 1 response for 175 cross-sectional 

survey respondents at Site #2. 

• 1 response for 500 complaint survey 

respondents (15 minutes per survey 

equaling 125 hours). 

Total Responses for Year 2: 18,475. 

Year 3. 

• 8,250 (estimated) responses for 25 

In-situ survey respondents (330 

responses per person) at Site #1 (3 

minutes per response equaling 412.5 

hours). 

• 1 response for 25 post measurement 

interviews for In-situ study participants 

at Site #1 (30 minutes per interview 

equaling 12.5 hours). 

• 1 response for 25 baseline 

interviews for the respondents 

participating in the In-situ study at Site 

#2 (30 minutes per interview equaling 

12.5 hours). 

• 1 response for 525 General 

Community Survey respondents at Site 

#2 (30 minutes per survey equaling 

262.5 hours). 

Æ 1 response for 175 panel survey 

respondents. 

Æ 1 response for 350 cross-sectional 

survey respondents. 

Total Responses for Year 3: 8,825. 

Year 4. 

• 16,750 (estimated) responses for 25 

In-situ survey respondents (670 

responses per person) at Site #2 (3 

minutes per response equaling 837.5 

hours). 

• 1 response for 25 post measurement 

interviews In-situ participants at Site #2 

(30 minutes per interview equaling 12.5 

hours). 

• 875 responses for 700 General 

Community Survey respondents at Site 

#3 (30 minutes per survey equaling 

437.5 hours). 

Æ 2 responses for 175 panel survey 

respondents at Site #3. 

Æ 1 response for 525 cross-sectional 

survey respondents at Site #3. 

Total Responses for Year 4: 17,650. 

Year 5. 

8,250 (estimated) responses for 25 Insitu survey participants at Location #2 

(330 responses per person) at Site #2 (3 

minutes per response equaling 412.5 

hours). 

Total Responses for Year 5: 8,250. 

Total Number of Responses for 5 

years: 53,275. 

Average Burden per Resposne: 

Qualitative Personal Interview: 30 

minutes. 

Baseline Interview: 30 minutes. 

Post Measurement Interview: 30 

minutes. 

In-situ Survey: 3 minutes. 

General Community Survey: 30 

minutes. 

Complaint Survey: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of responses: 

Qualitative Personal Interview: One 

time per installation. 

Baseline Interview: One time per 

installation. 

Post Measurement Interview: One 

time per installation. 

In-situ Survey: On occasion for 12 

months. 

General Community Survey: 

Panel Sample: Two times per 

installation. 

Cross-sectional sample: One time per 

installation. 

Complaint Survey: One time per 

installation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are individuals living in 

the vicinity of selected military 

installations who regularly experience 

impulsive noise from explosions and 

heavy weapons blasts. Information 

collection includes several different 

surveys: 

1. A qualitative personal interview to 

explore respondents experiences, 

understanding, and terminology to 

refine the survey questions (to be 

conducted at 2 installations). 

2. An In-situ study where respondents 

are asked to respond to a brief set of 5- 

6 questions on a PDA whenever they 

experience an impulsive noise event (to 

be conducted at 2 installations ). 

3. A baseline interview for 

respondents participating in the In-situ 

study (to be conducted at 2 

installations). 

4. A post measurement interview for 

respondents participating in the In-situ 

study (to be conducted at 2 

installations). 

5. A general community survey to 

gather responses to questions about the 

impact of impulsive noise events from 

a large representative sample of 

community residents (to be conducted 

at 3 installations). 

6. A complaint survey that gathers 

data on response to a specific noise 

event for which one or more complaints 

are received by the military installation. 

For each recorded noise complaint, a 

sample of 10 households in the 

immediate vicinity of the complainant, 

as well as the complainant will be 

surveyed (to be conducted at 1 

installation). 

The study will involve communities 

surrounding 3 different military 


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installations to ensure the results and 

dose-response models can be 

generalized and applied to other U.S. 

military installations. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–1969 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[No. USN–2007–0028] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the United 

States Naval Academy announces the 

submission of a new 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 June 19, 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 or to obtain a 

copy of the proposal and associated 

collection instruments, write to the 

Commandant of Midshipmen, 

Operations Office, United States Naval 

Academy, 101 Buchanan Road, 

Annapolis, MD 21402–5101, or contact 

Captain Gary Williams, telephone (410) 

293–7125. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: United States Naval Academy 

Sponsor Application; OMB Control 

Number 0703–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: This collection of 

information is necessary to determine 

the eligibility and overall compatibility 

between sponsor applicants and Fourth 

Class Midshipmen at the United States 

Naval Academy. An analysis of the 

information collection is made by the 

Sponsor Program Director during the 

process in order to best match sponsors 

with Midshipmen. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Federal government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 800. 

Number of Respondents: 800. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection 

The sponsor program matches firstyear students with families in the 

community for a semblance of home 

away from the rigors of the academy. 

The application is used to evaluate 

and match sponsor families with 

incoming midshipmen of similar 

interests. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–1968 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Commission Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Delaware River Basin Commission will 

hold an informal conference followed 

by a public hearing on Thursday, May 

10, 2007. The hearing will be part of the 

Commission’s regular business meeting. 

Both the conference session and 

business meeting are open to the public 

and will be held at the Commission’s 

office building, located at 25 State 

Police Drive in West Trenton, New 

Jersey. 

The conference among the 

commissioners and staff will begin at 

10:15 a.m. Topics include a presentation 

on the status of the Flood Mitigation 

Task Force report and 

recommendations; a presentation on a 

revised proposal for a Flexible Flow 

Management Plan (FFMP) for the New 

York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs for 

potential consideration by the 

Commission at its meeting in July; a 

presentation on PCB Trackdown for the 

Camden County Municipal Utilities 

Authority; and a presentation on 

proposed modifications to the 

Commission’s office building to 

improve energy efficiency and reduce 

cost. 

The subjects of the public hearing to 

be held during the 1:30 p.m. business 

meeting include the dockets listed 

below: 

1. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority D–

75–28 CP–2. An application for approval 

to upgrade the Pen Argyl Municipal 

Authority WWTP. The WWTP design 

capacity will remain at 0.95 mgd. The 

project involves replacement of the 

existing contact aeration/trickling filter 

processes with a sequencing batch 

reactor process. The treatment process 

change is needed to improve nutrient 

removal. The WWTP will continue to 

discharge to an un-named tributary of 

Waltz Creek in the Martins Creek 

Watershed, which is located within the 

drainage area to a section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the 

Lower Delaware, which is classified as 

Special Protection Waters. The WWTP 

serves the Borough of Pen Argyl and 

portions of Plainfield and Washington 

Townships, all located within 

Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 

2. Mt. Airy #1, LLC D–77–58–3. An 

application to modify an existing 

wastewater treatment plant to replace 

aged equipment and provide more 

reliable operation of the treatment 

facility. The modifications include 

installation of new fine screening 

equipment to replace the comminutor; 

replacement of the existing air supply 

system, including the blowers and air 

diffusers in the aeration basins; 

installation of new alum, polymer, 

alkalinity and sodium hypochlorite 

systems for process control and 

disinfection; construction of a new 

sludge holding tank; and miscellaneous 

improvements to controls, power supply 

and alarms throughout the treatment 

facility. No change is proposed to the 

existing effluent limits or design 

capacity of 0.220 million gallons per 

day. The project effluent discharges to 

Forest Hills Run in the drainage area of 

DRBC Special Protection Waters. The 

project is located at the former Mount 


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