[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-329]


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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.

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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 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:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> 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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