3804 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / Notices 

[FR Doc. 07–334 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[No. USA–2007–0005] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative 

Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, 

(OAA–RPA), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army announces an 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 March 27, 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 Department of the 

Army, Institute for Water Resources, 

Corps of Engineers Waterborne 

Commerce Statistics Center, PO Box 

61280, ATTN: Michael (Mickey) 

LaMarca, New Orleans, LA 70161–1280, 

or call Department of the Army Reports 

Clearance Officer at (703) 428–6440. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Vessel Operation Report; ENG 

Forms 3925, 3925B, 3925C, and 3925P; 

OMB Control Number 0710–0006. 

Needs and Uses: The Corps of 

Engineers uses ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 

3925C, and 3925P as the basic 

instruments to collect waterborne 

commerce statistics. These data, 

collected from vessel operating 

companies, constitute the sole source 

for domestic vessel movements of 

freight and passengers on U.S. navigable 

waterways and harbors; are essential to 

plans for maintaining U.S. navigable 

waterways; and are critical to enforcing 

the ‘‘Harbor Maintenance Tax’’

authorized under Sec. 1402 of Pub. L. 

99–662. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 43,213. 

Number of Respondents: 1,217. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response:18 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The information collected is the basic 

data from which the Corps of Engineers 

compiles and publishes waterborne 

commerce statistics. The data is used 

not only to report to Congress, but also 

to perform cost benefit studies for new 

projects, and rehabilitation 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: January 18, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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