[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15963-15964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05930]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2022-HQ-0007]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 May 20, 
2022.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 
08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy

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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 U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000, ATTN: Ms. 
Kathryn Nevins, or call 703-428-6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Shipper Interview for Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway: Brazos River Flood Gates and Colorado River 
Locks Study; Form Number; OMB Control Number 0710-GIWW.
    Needs and Uses: Information from the questionnaire is needed to 
formulate and evaluate alternative water resources development plans in 
accordance with the Principles and Guidelines for Water Related Land 
Resources Implementation Studies, promulgated by the U.S. Water 
Resources Council, 1983, which specifically identifies interviews with 
shippers, carriers and port officials as well as commodity consultants 
and experts to; identify commodity types, study area, commodity flow, 
estimate transportation cost and forecast waterway use.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, (SWG) seeks to 
conduct a survey of commercial shipping companies that use the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) to transport commodities along the Texas 
Coast. The area includes the crossings of the Brazos River and Colorado 
River in Texas. SWG will incorporate survey information into a General 
Investigation Feasibility Study Update of long term solutions to 
shoaling and allisions near the intersections of the GIWW and the 
Brazos and Colorado rivers that could result in a potential loss of the 
navigation pool at the flood gates and locks. As part of the study, we 
are surveying shippers that use the GIWW to help us better understand 
the potential economic effects of a long-term disruption in navigation 
through the area. Part of the study requires an examination of how 
shippers would respond if navigation crossing the Brazos River and 
Colorado River was restricted for an extended period, or if the flood 
gates and locks are widened. The survey will provide information to 
determine if tentative project costs would be justified by reducing 
risks of losing the navigation pool along the GIWW.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 50.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: Once.

    Dated: March 15, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-05930 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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