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###### Department of Defense

###### Department of the Army

          - [Docket ID: USA-2009-0019]

# AGENCY:

Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, (OAA-AAHS), DoD.

# ACTION:

Notice.

                    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the                     *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,*                     the Department                           ( print page 36677)                        of the Army announces a proposed 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 September 22, 2009.

# 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 USACE Directorate of Civil works, Institute for Water Resources, 7701 Telegraph Road/Casey Building, Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3868. ATTN: (Virginia R. Pankow), or call Department of the Army reports clearance officer at (703) 428-6440.

*Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number:*                         Lock Performance Monitoring System (LMPS); Waterway Traffic Report, ENG FORMS 3102C and 3102D; OMB Control Number 0710-0008.                    

*Needs and Uses*                         The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers utilizes the data collected to monitor and analyze the use and operation of federally owned and operated locks; owners, agents and masters of vessels and estimated tonnage and commodities carried. The information is used for sizing and scheduling replacement or maintenance of locks and canals.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Business or other for-profit.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         28,500.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         3,000.                    

*Responses per Respondent:*                         228.                    

*Average Burden per Response:*                         2.5 minutes.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Summary of Information Collection

The data is used primarily by the Corps of Engineers in conducting a system wide approach to planning and management on the waterway. The Headquarters, Division and District Offices use the information specifically to assist in making determinations on: Adequate staffing for operations and maintenance of the navigation locks and dams; to justify the hours of locks operations; to provide a basis to justify the continued funding as set out in the President's Operation and Maintenance, General Budget; to schedule route maintenance and repairs; to serve as a basis for studies and plans for improvement; for lock operating procedures; to provide data to be used in analyses for major modifications or replacements to lock and dam structures; and to forecast the impact the lock delays, downtown, and proposed changes have on the diversion of waterborne commerce to other transportation modes.

Dated: May 29, 2009.

Patricia L. Toppings,

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. E9-17649 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]

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