[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36676-36677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17649]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2009-0019]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department

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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:
    <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 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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